Two men have been charged with the
offences of murder and
extortion over the
death of Benn Schinkel at Queensland's Capricornia
Correctional Centre in Rockhampton last year.
The three men were inmates at the time Benn Schrinkel was found
unresponsive, with serious injuries, in the activities centre of
the correctional centre.
Other inmates were using the gym at the time.
Died as a
result of prison violence
Police alleged Kenneth James and Leonard Stanley were standing
over Benn Schrinkel for money, but Schrinkel is believed to have
failed to comply with their demands.
Benn Schrinkel had only been in prison for a month when the
bashing occurred.
He was transported to Rockhampton Hospital where he died a day
later, on 22 October 2022, only a few months prior to being
eligible for release on parole in January 2023.
