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Inmate dies at Trikala Prison from apparent head injury

Inmate dies at Trikala Prison from apparent head injury

An inmate of Trikala Prison in central Greece died on Friday, possibly as a result of a head injury sustained during a fight with a fellow convict.

The 66-year-old was dead by the time prison authorities could get him to hospital, the Athens-Macedonian News Agency (AMNA) reported, quoting local sources.

According to reports, the man had been involved in a physical altercation with another inmate before he collapsed to the floor, where he was found by guards.

A postmortem examination is expected to determine the exact cause of death.

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