Lorraine Barwell death: Man charged with custody officer murder
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Lorraine Barwell had worked at Serco for more than a decade
A man has been charged with the murder of a prison custody officer who was attacked outside a court in London.
Humphrey Burke, 22, of no fixed abode, has been charged with the murder of Lorraine Barwell, the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) said.
Ms Barwell, from Romford, east London, was attacked as she escorted a prisoner from Blackfriars Crown Court to a van on 29 June. She died on 3 July.
The 54-year-old worked for the services company Serco for more than 10 years.
Lorraine Barwell was attacked as she escorted a prisoner from Blackfriars Crown Court
The Ministry of Justice and Serco said she was the first prison custody officer to die in the line of duty.
Post-mortem examination tests showed the provisional cause of her death was blunt force trauma to the head, the Met Police said.
Mr Burke appeared at Camberwell Green Magistrates' Court via video link earlier, the CPS said.