Wandsworth Prison. Image: Google Satellite.

A murder enquiry has been launched after a man was found dead in his cell at Wandsworth Prison.

Police were called to the prison at 7.35 AM on Monday 4th of May.

The dead man is believed to be in his sixties.

His next of kin have been informed.

Another prisoner, a man in his forties, has been arrested on suspicion of murder.

He’s currently in police custody.

The murder investigation is being led by Detective Chief Inspector Rebecca Reeves of the Homicide and Major Crime Command.

Enquiries are ongoing.

Murder of prisoner at HMP #Wandsworth. A man in his 40s, also prisoner, has been arrested http://t.co/zSOeJlNVFW

— Metropolitan Police (@metpoliceuk) May 4, 2015

Wandsworth is the largest prison in the UK, being currently able to hold 1,877 prisoners.

“HM Wandsworth” by Cycle~ – Own work. Licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons.