A prisoner who was allegedly murdered in his cell at a Scottish jail died from a ‘blunt force injury’ to his torso.
Darren Brownlie, 47, was fatally injured at HMP Low Moss in Bishopbriggs, East Dunbartonshire, during an alleged disturbance in his cell on January 6.
Four men were charged in connection with his death.
Brownlie had appeared at the High Court in Glasgow the previous month, where he denied trying to snatch a six-year-old child from a car in Bearsden.
Scottish Prison Service logs show the cause of death recorded on his certificate was ‘blunt force injury of trunk’.
David Robb, 30, Craig Derrick, 30, Brian Laing, 26, and David Till, 33, were arrested on suspicion of assault following the incident and later appeared in court charged with murder.
None of the accused made any plea when they appeared in private at Glasgow Sheriff Court in January.
Brownlie had been in custody at Low Moss since November last year and had been due to face trial for an attempted abduction of a child a year ago.
He had been accused of opening a car door and struggling with two women before trying to remove the boy from the vehicle.
Prosecutors say he also assaulted the youngster by repeatedly seizing him and pulling his arm during the alleged incident in June last year.
It’s understood he did not know the alleged victim.
The four men charged in connection with his death are set to return to court next month. No trial date has been set.
