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A man found guilty of a horrific catalog of abuse against children has been found dead in his prison cell while he awaited sentencing.
Andrew Hadwin, 39, was found dead at HMP Durham prison yesterday, February 2 - weeks after he was convicted of child neglect and rape.
Hadwin and his partner Cheryl Pickles tormented children over several years - starving them, feeding them soap, and pushing them into boiling hot showers and baths.
The couple malnourished the children until they were so hungry that they walked for miles to scavenge through supermarket bins for food. Meanwhile the pair would order takeaways and make the children watch them eat while forced to stand in stress positions for long periods of time.
Other abuse included locking the youngsters in a cupboard and dangling one terrified child over a motorway bridge.