Prisoner appears in court charged with murder of inmate

A prisoner has appeared in court charged with the murder of a fellow inmate.

John Westland, 28, a serving prisoner at HM Prison Leeds, in Armley, has been charged with the murder of 22-year-old Liam Deane, who was found dead in his cell on Sunday.

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Westland appeared at Leeds Magistrates Court this morning.

He is expected to appear in court again later this month.

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