Lawrence Johnson, 26, accused of the murder of Alisha Samuels, was assaulted and robbed inside HMP Liverpool in Walton, with footage of the incident widely shared online.
Johnson was charged with murder and attempted murder following an incident in Manchester on October 15. Police were called to Dorking Avenue in the Newton Heath area at around 2am and found Ms Samuels, 26, with multiple stab wounds. She was pronounced dead at the scene.
Arrest and charge
Johnson, of Dorking Avenue, was arrested by armed officers on Galsworthy Avenue in Bootle on October 19. He was charged and remanded in custody after appearing at Manchester Magistrates' Court on October 21.
It has since been reported that Johnson was assaulted and robbed inside HMP Liverpool over the weekend.
Video shows assault
In a video shared online, Johnson, wearing a grey prison-issue tracksuit, was filmed inside a prison cell surrounded by other inmates. The person filming said: 'Bro, you're getting chopped up. Sit down, bro. Smash him up.'
An unidentified prisoner then punched Johnson several times before the man filming said: 'Take his s*** off him.'
A Ministry of Justice spokesperson told the Liverpool Echo: 'Violence will not be tolerated in the prison estate, and this incident was swiftly dealt with. Having a phone behind bars is unacceptable and we have ordered the immediate removal of these posts while investigating how this was able to happen.'
Other charges and reaction
Two other men, Carl Hardy, 19, of Shaldon Drive in Manchester, and Tony Evans, 19, of Dorking Avenue, were charged with murder and attempted murder. Both were remanded in custody and appeared at magistrates' court on October 23.
Greater Manchester Police Detective Chief Inspector Justin Bryant, the senior investigating officer, said: 'We are working tirelessly to establish the full circumstances of this attack, and to provide Alisha's family with some answers. My thoughts remain with them as they navigate this tremendous loss.'
Ms Samuels' friend Carris Mallon said: 'She was taken far too soon, in such a horrific way. The world was too evil for her. She was the most precious soul in the whole entire world, not a person she met who could say anything bad.'
A fundraiser set up to help Ms Samuels' parents had raised nearly £16,500 of its £20,000 target at the time of writing.
