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06/02/2015
Man On Trial For Murder Found Dead In Prison Cell
A man on trial for killing a guest house woman has committed suicide in prison.
John Heald, 53, was waiting for the jury to reach a verdict at Hull Crown Court, for the murder of Bei Carter and the rape of another woman.
He was accused of deliberately stabbing Mrs Carter, 49, at the Moryland Hotel on 18 July last year. He was also accused of raping a woman in the Sheffield area.
The jury has been discharged.
(CD/JP)
John Heald, 53, was waiting for the jury to reach a verdict at Hull Crown Court, for the murder of Bei Carter and the rape of another woman.
He was accused of deliberately stabbing Mrs Carter, 49, at the Moryland Hotel on 18 July last year. He was also accused of raping a woman in the Sheffield area.
The jury has been discharged.
(CD/JP)
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