Prisoner found hanged in cell

Wednesday 06 May 1998 00:02 BST

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A MEMBER of a gang which murdered a South Wales jeweller has been found hanged in his cell at the privately-run Parc prison near Bridgend. The death is the second to occur at the prison which opened last November and is operated by Securicor.

Dallas Lee, aged 27, from Beddau, near Pontypridd, acted as getaway driver in a bungled robbery when Jerry Hales was fatally stabbed at his shop in Cowbridge. An appeal against his conviction had been pending.

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