Three men appear in court after inmate murdered at HMP Fosse Way in Leicester

HMP Fosse Way
Emergency crews were called to HMP Fosse Way on Tuesday. Credit: PA Images

Three men have appeared in court after being charged with the murder of a 31-year-old inmate at HMP Fosse Way in Leicester on Tuesday 23 August.

Shaan Karim, 38, Thierry Robinson, 21, and Ashirie Smith, 18, have all been charged with murder.

Police and ambulance crews were alerted to an unresponsive man in his cell on Tuesday morning. He was pronounced dead at the scene.

The 31-year-old victim has been named in reports as Mahir Abdulrahman.

All three defendants appeared wearing prison-issued grey tracksuits and were remanded by the magistrates to custody until they appear at Leicester Crown Court on August 27.

Two men, aged 27 and 28 – who were arrested on suspicion of murder, have been released under investigation, Leicestershire Police said.

A sixth man, aged 35, was previously released under investigation.