A man who murdered his wife has died in jail, according to the firm that runs the prison. Serco, which oversees HMP Dovegate in Uttoxeter, Staffordshire, confirmed Peter Matthews died on 16 January.

The woman, who works at HMP Dovegate near Uttoxeter, remained in custody awaiting questioning, the force added. The prison, run by Serco, is a Category B facility with a population of 1,060 male ...

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Keith Williams, 46, died in 2021 at HMP Dovegate, which is run by Serco. He had “bizarre and distressing beliefs” about an infection in his body, although there was no evidence of a physical ...

He was then the director of HMP Dovegate, also a Serco prison for a year until December 2022, when he was promoted as Serco's justice director. As the Sodexo contract was announced in August 2022 ...

A pensioner who murdered his wife at their Stoke-on-Trent home has died in jail. Serco, which runs HMP Dovegate near ...

A pensioner who murdered his wife at their Stoke-on-Trent home has died in jail. Serco, which runs HMP Dovegate near Uttoxeter, Staffordshire, confirmed Peter Matthews passed away on January 16.