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An investigation has been launched after the death of a prisoner serving a life sentence for murder at HMP Styal.

Lisa Clarke, who was 53, was jailed by a judge for life in 2013 over the brutal torture and murder of a former soldier in Yardley, Birmingham.

She was ordered to serve a minimum sentence of 23 years behind bars.

The Prisons and Probation Ombudsman, an independent watchdog, confirmed Clake died on October 26 this year while an inmate at the women-only prison in Wilmslow , Cheshire.

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An inquest into her death was opened and adjourned at Warrington Coroner's Court on Wednesday. Records show she died in hospital in Greater Manchester.

The watchdog said an investigation was now 'in progress'. The

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