Man suspected in Alisha Samuels’ killing was filmed being assaulted in jail

Alisha Samuels was found with multiple stab wounds on October 15. A man accused of murdering the young woman has since been robbed and assaulted at HMP Liverpool in Walton. Lawrence Johnson, 26, was charged with the murder of Alisha Samuels and the attempted murder of a man following an incident in Manchester on October 15.

Police were called to Dorking Avenue in the Newton Heath area at around 2am, where they found Ms Samuels, 26, with multiple stab wounds. She was pronounced dead at the scene. Johnson, of Dorking Avenue, was later arrested by armed officers on Galsworthy Avenue in Bootle on October 19.

He was charged and remanded in custody after appearing at Manchester Magistrates’ Court on October 21. It has now been reported that Johnson was assaulted and robbed inside HMP Liverpool over the weekend. In a video widely shared online, Johnson, wearing a grey prison-issued tracksuit, can be seen inside a prison cell surrounded by several other inmates.

The person filming the incident is heard saying: “Bro, you’re getting chopped up. Sit down, bro. Smash him up.” An unidentified prisoner then punches Johnson several times before the person filming says: “Take his s*** off him.” A spokesperson for the Ministry of Justice told the Liverpool Echo: “Violence will not be tolerated in the prison estate, and this incident was swiftly dealt with.

“Having a phone behind bars is unacceptable and we have ordered the immediate removal of these posts while investigating how this was able to happen.” Two other men — Carl Hardy, 19, of Shaldon Drive in Manchester, and Tony Evans, 19, of Dorking Avenue — were also charged with the murder of Ms Samuels and attempted murder. They too were remanded in custody and appeared at magistrates’ court on October 23. Greater Manchester Police Detective Chief Inspector Justin Bryant, the senior investigating officer, said: “We are working tirelessly to establish the full circumstances of this attack, and to provide Alisha’s family with some answers.

My thoughts remain with them as they navigate this tremendous loss.” Ms Samuels’ friend Carris Mallon said last week: “She was taken far too soon, in such a horrific way. The world was too evil for her. She was the most precious soul in the whole entire world, not a person she met who could say anything bad.” A fundraiser set up to support Ms Samuels’ parents had raised nearly £16,500 of its £20,000 goal at the time of writing.