A man has been taken to hospital after escaping a kitchen fire in Middleton.
26.03.2020 - 17:45 / manchestereveningnews.co.uk
A Strangeways prisoner has died in hospital after contracting coronavirus, it has been confirmed.
The 66-year-old man is the second inmate in the country to die after testing positive for COVID-19.
An 84-year-old man who was an inmate at HMP Littlehey in Cambridgeshire died in hospital on March 22 after contracting coronavirus.
A Prison Service spokesperson said: “A 66-year-old prisoner at HMP Manchester died in hospital on 26 March. Our thoughts are with his family at this time.
“As with all
A man has been taken to hospital after escaping a kitchen fire in Middleton.
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