‘Snitching viewed in a poor light’ at HMP Wakefieldpublished at 15:04 BST
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Watkins, described in court as “a particularly notorious and high-profile prisoner”, received two notes the day before he was killed, Mr Storey tells the court.
They accused him of “getting another prisoner kicked off the wing, demanding money from him and threatening violence towards him”.
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The prosecutor says HMP Wakefield is the sort of environment where “grassing” or “snitching” on others “is viewed in a poor light”.
One of the wounds inflicted on Watkins “cut through his jugular vein and the surrounding muscle tissues”, the jury hears.