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THE MOMENT TWO GRINNING PRISONERS COLDLY LEFT A FELLOW INMATE'S CELL AFTER BATTERING HIM TO DEATH AT A NEW PRISON WAS CAPTURED ON CHILLING CCTV FOOTAGE AND SHOWN TO A COURT 11:31, 30
May 2025 Two smirking lags are seen on chilling CCTV footage calmly leaving a cell after battering a fellow inmate to death at a new prison. Ashirie Smith, 19, and Thierry Robinson, 21,
brutally attacked Mahir Abdulrahman, 31, at HMP Fosse Way in Leicestershire on August 20 last year. The victim was found unresponsive by a female prison officer inside his cell with horrific
head injuries after being kicked and having his neck stamped on. Abdulrahman later died at the scene from a bleed on the brain. A court heard Abdulrahman was subjected to taunts by Smith
and Robinson which ended up with him throwing a hot kettle at them. The next day Smith launched the fatal attack after a prison officer unlocked his cell door who had then continued on their
rounds. CCTV shows how Robinson and a topless Smith had then entered the cell before exiting it around 37 seconds later. Smith was then seen to re-enter the cell and exit again shortly
after having carried out the vicious assault. Police and ambulance crews were called and found Abdulrahman in cardiac arrest at 7.45am but he could not be saved and died an hour later. Smith
was found guilty of murder and was jailed for life to serve a minimum of 17-and-a-half years at Leicester Crown Court on Thursday. Robinson was found not guilty of murder but found guilty
of manslaughter and was sentenced to 11 years imprisonment. A third defendant Shaan Karim, 38, was found not guilty of murder and not guilty of manslaughter. Detective Inspector Mark Parish,
from the East Midlands Special Operations Unit, said: “The injuries suffered by Mahir Abdulrahman showed a serious, sustained attack had taken place which ultimately led to his death.
“Thanks to the hard work of the investigation team, Smith and Robinson have been convicted in court and will now have to face responsibility for their actions.” Serco Prison Director Wyn
Jones said: “Any death in prison is a tragedy but the murder of Mr Abdulrahman was a heinous act. My thoughts remain with his family and those affected by his untimely death. "Since the
tragedy, our focus has been to bring those responsible to justice by working with the police to secure a conviction. I hope the verdicts will bring closure for his family.” Article
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