Inmate murdered in cell by another inmate at Pennsylvania state prison: officials
COLLEGEVILLE, Pa. - One inmate is being charged with murder for the death of another inmate inside a prison in Montgomery County this past weekend.
Ashokkumar Guru, 67, was found bloodied and beaten in his cell at the State Correctional Institution-Phoenix Sunday morning.
He was pronounced dead a short time later. An autopsy found his cause of death was blunt impact injuries and the manner of death was homicide.
Another inmate, 42-year-old Dwight Williams, is charged with first and third-degree murder in connection to his death.
Officials say surveillance footage showed the moments leading up to Guru's death:
- 9:12 a.m. Guru is seen leaving his cell to fill his water bottle across the cellblock, then returns straightaway
- 9:16 a.m. Williams can be seen entering Guru’s cell, then leaving at 9:25 a.m.
- 9:29 a.m. Williams is seen entering his own cell with a red substance on the bottom of his left sneaker
Williams is then seen a few minutes later trying to get another inmate to discard a brown paper bag, according to officials.
The bag was later recovered with a white Fila sneaker inside.
A witness also told investigators that they witnessed the deadly attack on Guru.
Williams will remain at SCI-Phoenix as he awaits arraignment.