Wife killer died after heart attack, inquest told
David Maggs was jailed for a minimum of 20 years in 2022 for murdering his wife Linda
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An inmate at a south Wales prison was found dead in his bed after a heart attack, an inquest has heard.
Convicted murderer David Maggs, 73, was discovered by staff at HMP Parc, Bridgend, who noticed a 鈥渓eg hanging out from his bed鈥.
He was unresponsive when they checked on him, and paramedics were unable to revive him.
His death was reported by South Wales Police on 7 May.
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Assistant coroner Rachel Knight was told at the inquest in Pontypool that Maggs had been unwell for several months and was receiving daily help from carers.
The coroner heard he was 鈥渇ine in himself鈥 when he had been checked earlier in the day.
A post mortem examination carried out at the Royal Glamorgan Hospital found he died as a result of a heart attack.
In 2022, Maggs from Sebastopol, Pontypool was jailed for life for killing his estranged wife Linda who was stabbed 15 times.
He was ordered to serve a minimum term of 20 years.
The coroner said that an inquest was 鈥渕andatory鈥 when a prisoner died in custody, and adjourned the inquest to a future date.
Nine inmates have died in two months at the Bridgend prison, including four linked to substance misuse.
The UK government has rejected calls to take over the running of HMP Parc from the private firm G4S.
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