Inmate charged with murdering fellow prisoner

A man has been charged with murder after a body was found at Parklea Correctional Centre. Picture: Google Maps
A man has been charged with murder after a body was found at Parklea Correctional Centre. Picture: Google Maps

An inmate has been charged with the murder of a fellow prisoner after a body was found inside a correctional facility in Sydney’s northwest.

Police were called to Parklea Correctional facility shortly before 9.30am on Sunday following reports an inmate had been found unresponsive in a cell.

A man has been charged with the murder of a prisoner after a body was found in a cell at Parklea Correctional Centre. Picture: Google Maps
A man has been charged with the murder of a prisoner after a body was found in a cell at Parklea Correctional Centre. Picture: Google Maps

NSW Police said the man was treated by correctional officers until paramedics arrived at the scene but was later declared dead.

The man is yet to be formally identified.

About 2.30pm, a 20-year-old male inmate was arrested and charged with murder.

He was refused bail and will appear before Parramatta Local Court on Monday.