Third man arrested in connection with death of inmate at Highpoint Prison

Suffolk police have made a third arrest in connection with the death of a man at Highpoint Prison in Stradishall last month.

Detectives were called to Addenbrookes’ Hospital, in Cambridge, at 11.11am on Tuesday, January 27, following the death of a 28-year-old man.

The deceased had been an inmate of HMP Highpoint Prison and had been admitted to Addenbrookes’ on Friday, January 23, having sustained a wound to the area of his right armpit, following an attack by another prisoner.

He was transported to and treated in hospital, before returning to prison. He was then readmitted to hospital on the Tuesday where he died.

The man has been formally identified as 28-year-old Krishan Rawal, from London.

A Home Office post-mortem examination was conducted on Friday, January 30 and the cause of death will be subject to further investigation.

Three inmates at Highpoint Prison have since been arrested on suspicion of murder.

The first man, aged in his 20s, was arrested on Friday, January 30.

A second man, aged in his 30s, was arrested on Tuesday, February 3.

And yesterday, Thursday, February 5, a third man – aged in his 20s – was arrested.

All three men were taken to Bury St Edmunds Police Investigation Centre (pictured above) for questioning and have subsequently been released back into prison custody whilst under investigation.

Police continue to work closely with HMP Highpoint to establish the full circumstances of the incident.