A man has been charged with murder after a prison inmate was found dead in his cell earlier this week.

Steven Kempster, 65, was discovered deceased inside HMP Exeter on Monday, September 15.

Police have confirmed that fellow inmate, James Desborough, has now been charged with murder.

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The 39-year-old, of Lower Sticker in Cornwall, is currently in police custody.

Desborough is due to appear before Exeter Magistrates’ Court on Thursday, September 18.

It comes after officers received a report from the prison that Mr Kempster had been found dead in his cell at around 5.40am on Monday.

His next-of-kin have been info

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