Rape accused dies after 'hanging'

Mathew Le Cras was found by a prison officer

A man accused of raping an 18-year-old woman has died after apparently hanging himself in his cell.

Mathew Le Cras, 21, of Newborough on Anglesey, was taken to hospital on Thursday from Liverpool's Altcourse jail where he was being held on remand.

Doctors are thought to have switched off his life-support machine.

He had been charged with the rape of the woman near Gaerwen and had been due at Mold Crown Court for a preliminary hearing on Friday.

A spokesman for GSL, which runs the private jail, confirmed Mr Le Cras had died.

He had been held at Altcourse prison for a week

He is thought to have been found by a prison officer.