A “high profile” prisoner has been killed at a Western Australian prison on Thursday morning.
The prisoner has since been identified as 40-year-old Aboriginal man Ashely Bropho.
According to the state’s Department of Justice, Bropho was found unresponsive in his cell at Hakea Prison at around 8AM this morning.
The Department of Justice said in a statement that medical teams attempted to revive the man but were unsuccessful.
“Prison staff provided first aid and paramedics attended but the man was unable to be revived,” they said.
“The circumstances surrounding the death will be subject to a police investigation.
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