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www.itv.com › news › westcountry15 hours ago · A prisoner who strangled his cellmate to death using a TV aerial cord before attacking his former cellmate in the showers has been sentenced. Michael Harkin killed Dan Childs and wounded a second ...
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Did Michael Harkin kill Dan Childs?
- Dan Childs (pictured) was killed by Michael Harkin with a TV aerial cord as he slept. Credit: Family handout Mr Childs lay undiscovered as Harkin went to the prison’s showers and assaulted another prisoner - his previous cellmate - with a makeshift blade.
HMP Bristol prisoner killed cellmate using TV cord and left him 'tucked …
www.itv.com/news/westcountry/2024-10-16/prisoner-killed-cellmate-using-tv-cord-and-left-him-tucked-up-in-bunkDid Harkin assault another prisoner with a makeshift blade?
- Mr Childs lay undiscovered as Harkin went to the prison’s showers and assaulted another prisoner - his previous cellmate - with a makeshift blade. The court heard this prisoner had requested to no longer share a room with Harkin just days prior, saying there "was something not right about" him.
HMP Bristol prisoner killed cellmate using TV cord and left him 'tucked …
www.itv.com/news/westcountry/2024-10-16/prisoner-killed-cellmate-using-tv-cord-and-left-him-tucked-up-in-bunkWho is Michael Harkin?
- Michael Harkin killed Dan Childs and wounded a second prisoner at HMP Bristol in June last year. The 35-year-old, who has schizophrenia, was cleared of murder by a jury in July but found guilty of manslaughter on grounds of diminished responsibility.
HMP Bristol prisoner killed cellmate using TV cord and left him 'tucked …
www.itv.com/news/westcountry/2024-10-16/prisoner-killed-cellmate-using-tv-cord-and-left-him-tucked-up-in-bunkWho killed Dan Childs?
- Harkin was handed an indefinite hospital order at a sentencing hearing at Bristol Crown Court on 11 October. The court heard Harkin strangled Mr Childs, who was 38, before leaving him "tucked up" in sheets on the top bunk on 5 June last year. Dan Childs (pictured) was killed by Michael Harkin with a TV aerial cord as he slept.
HMP Bristol prisoner killed cellmate using TV cord and left him 'tucked …
www.itv.com/news/westcountry/2024-10-16/prisoner-killed-cellmate-using-tv-cord-and-left-him-tucked-up-in-bunk
