Iraqi denies beating man to death at west London immigration centre

The 31-year-old allegedly beat a Bangladeshi national to death at the Colnbrook Immigration Removal Centre
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An Iraqi man has denied beating a fellow immigration facility detainee to death during an attack at a Hillingdon centre.

Zana Assad Yusif, 31, allegedly killed Bangladeshi national Tarek Chowdhury in a cell at Colnbrook Immigration Removal Centre on December 1 last year.

Mr Chowdhury, 64, was rushed to hospital following the alleged assault at the centre in Harmondsworth, West Drayton.

Speaking only to confirm his name and enter a not guilty plea to the murder charge, Kurdish-speaking Yusif appeared at the Old Bailey via video link from jail.

A two-week trial is due to begin on May 8 and a further hearing was scheduled for April 27.

Colnbrook, which is adjacent to Heathrow Airport, detains people subject to immigration control and has the capacity to hold up to 396 men and 27 women.

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