Jamal Mahmoud. Picture: Met Police (Image: Archant)
A man has been charged with murdering Pentonville Prison inmate Jamal Mahmoud on Tuesday.
Basana Kimbembi, 34, also a prisoner at the Caledonian Road jail, will appear via video link at Highbury Corner Magistrates’ Court on Thursday.
Mr Mahmoud, 21, died of a stab wound. Two other inmates were injured in the incident, but are in stable condition.
A second man, 26, was also arrested on suspicion of murder, but he has been released from custody and returned to prison.
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