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| Lorraine Barwell death: Man charged with custody officer murder | |
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| A man has been charged with the murder of a prison custody officer who was attacked outside a court in London. | |
| Humphrey Burke, 22, of no fixed abode, has been charged with the murder of Lorraine Barwell, the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) said. | |
| Ms Barwell, from Romford, east London, was attacked as she escorted a prisoner from Blackfriars Crown Court to a van on 29 June. She died on 3 July. | Ms Barwell, from Romford, east London, was attacked as she escorted a prisoner from Blackfriars Crown Court to a van on 29 June. She died on 3 July. |
| The 54-year-old worked for the services company Serco for more than 10 years. | The 54-year-old worked for the services company Serco for more than 10 years. |
| The Ministry of Justice and Serco said she was the first prison custody officer to die in the line of duty. | The Ministry of Justice and Serco said she was the first prison custody officer to die in the line of duty. |
| Post-mortem examination tests showed the provisional cause of her death was blunt force trauma to the head, the Met Police said. | Post-mortem examination tests showed the provisional cause of her death was blunt force trauma to the head, the Met Police said. |
| Mr Burke appeared at Camberwell Green Magistrates' Court via video link earlier, the CPS said. |