Transgender woman allegedly bullied at Leeds prison, inquest heard

An inquest jury has heard how a transgender woman prisoner wasallegedly bullied and verbally abused by inmates before being she wasfound dead in her cell at Armley Prison.

The partner of twenty one year old Vikki Thompson told today's hearingin Wakefield she did not want to be in a male prison.

A pathologist has told coroner Jonathan Leach that Vikki died as aresult of hanging .

The inquest is expected to last three weeks .