Prisoner punched fellow inmate to death in row over vapes
Jordan Neale punched Gareth Jones three times on July 12 2024. Jones was knocked out in the brawl, and had to be placed on life support at nearby Peterborough city hospital.
Jones was suffering a bleed to the brain, and his life support was turned off the next day.
Following the attack, which took place in one of the jails cells, Neale made two phone calls, where he told a friend he had 'f---ed up and killed someone'.
It later emerged, whilst Neale was being interviewed by police, that he had given Jones £80, in return for vapes.
On the day of the assault, the pair had a verbal disagreement in the dinner queue over the promised vapes before returning to Jones' cell.
Jones proceeded to spit in Neale's face, and was then punched three times in the head and chest.
HMP Peterborough currently houses Nicholas Prosper, who murdered his mother, brother and sister and plotted to carry out a school shooting, as well as Lucy Letby in its female wing.
On Friday, Neale was sentenced to 16 years and six months for murder, following a ten-day trial.
Det Insp Dale Mepstead, from the Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire and Hertfordshire Major Crime Unit, said: 'This was an unprovoked attack with catastrophic consequences. Neale admitted he didn't know his own strength and saw red.
'Our thoughts remain with Mr Jones' family as they continue to come to terms with their loss.'
In a statement, Jones' family said: 'Gareth, our brother, uncle and father, lost his rights to life in such a horrific way. This has left a big hole in our hearts that will never heal. We are truly heartbroken. He will never be forgotten.'
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