Prisoner jailed for life for beating fellow inmate to death in shower block

Andrew Thorpe has now been jailed for life (Picture: SWNS)A prisoner awaiting trial for attempted murder has been jailed for life after beating a fellow inmate to death in prison.Andrew Thorpe brutally attacked Jonathon Thornton at HMP Nottingham last June 28 while on remand for stabbing another man weeks before.Thornton suffered a catastrophic brain injury and he died in hospital two weeks later.Nottingham crown court was told Thorpe, 38, launched the attack on Thornton because he made a racis