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| John Heald: Murder accused found dead at Hull Prison | John Heald: Murder accused found dead at Hull Prison |
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| A man on trial for the murder of an East Yorkshire hotel landlady has killed himself in his prison cell while waiting for the jury to reach a verdict. | |
| John Heald, 53, was on trial at Hull Crown Court charged with stabbing to death Bridlington guest house owner Bei Carter, on 18 July. | John Heald, 53, was on trial at Hull Crown Court charged with stabbing to death Bridlington guest house owner Bei Carter, on 18 July. |
| He was also charged with committing three rapes in South Yorkshire in July. | He was also charged with committing three rapes in South Yorkshire in July. |
| Heald, of Foljambe Road, Rotherham, had denied all the charges. | Heald, of Foljambe Road, Rotherham, had denied all the charges. |
| He was found in his cell at Hull Prison at 5:50 GMT having hanged himself, Det Ch Insp Matthew Baldwin told the court. | |
| In a statement, a Prison Service spokesman said: "Every self-inflicted death is a tragedy and we make strenuous efforts to learn from each one. As with all deaths, the Independent Prisons and Probation Ombudsman will conduct an investigation." | |
| The killing of Mrs Carter, a married mother of two, sparked an intensive week-long police search by two Yorkshire forces. | |
| Heald was arrested while hiding in woodland in Rotherham on 25 July. | |
| He admitted stabbing the 49-year-old landlady in court but claimed it was an accident. |