A MAN has been charged with murder following the death of an inmate at a Devon prison.

James Desborough, also an inmate at HMP Exeter, has been charged with the murder of 65-year-old Steven Kempster.

Desborough, 39, is currently in police custody.

‘We received a report from the prison that Mr Kempster was found deceased within his cell at around 5.40am on Monday, September 15’, said a spokesperson for Devon & Cornwall Police.

‘His next-of-kin have been informed’, the spokesperson added.

Desborough is due to appear before Exeter Magistrates’ Court today [Thursday, September 18].