Prisoner faces trial accused of murdering fellow inmate
John Mansfield appeared in court this morning
A prisoner has appeared in court charged with the murder of a fellow inmate at a high-security jail and is due to stand trial next year.
A plea of not guilty was entered on behalf of Nathaniel Reece, 44, who is accused of the murder of John Mansfield, 63, at HMP Whitemoor near March, Cambridgeshire, on April 13.
The defendant, who appeared at Cambridge Crown Court via prison video-link, left the video-link room part way through Thursday's plea hearing and did not return.
Bald-headed Reece, formerly from Islington, north London, wore a long-sleeved green top and sat at a desk before leaving.
He is due to stand trial at Cambridge Crown Court from June 1 2026.
Mansfield, formerly from Manchester, was found dead on April 13 this year and a post-mortem examination recorded that he died of a head injury.
Mansfield had been jailed for life with a minimum term of 30 years in 2007 for the murder of his neighbour Ann Alfanso, 63.