GUILTY UK - Mylee Billingham, 8, murdered, West Midlands, 20 Jan 2018

A man serving a life sentence for the “cowardly and brutal” murder of his eight-year-old daughter has died in custody at HMP Birmingham.


The Prison Service said 57-year-old Billingham died last Friday, but did not confirm the cause of death.


The father-of-six – [...] – attempted to kill himself while on remand during the trial.


A Prison Service spokesperson said: “HMP Birmingham prisoner William Billingham died in custody on 19 March 2021. The Prisons and Probation Ombudsman has been informed.”


Man who killed eight-year-old daughter found dead in custody
 
Mylee Billingham: Murderer father's death 'likely linked to lung condition'

The local paper says that he had a lung condition and that might be the cause of death

"Mr Bennett said Billingham’s death was likely to be linked to chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), and confirmed that the 57-year-old had complained of feeling unwell and been assessed by medical staff on March 18.

The coroner told the inquest opening at Birmingham Coroner’s Court: “The information that I have received is at an early stage and provisional."
 

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