Prisoner is suicide risk after more than two years in solitary, high court hears

A protest in support of Kevan Thakrar, who is serving a life sentence for murder and convicted murder, outside the high court in London on Tuesday. Photograph: Vuk Valcic/Zuma Press/Shutterstock

A prisoner’s detention in solitary confinement in England for more than two years has been “wholly unnecessary” and has made him suicidal, the high court has heard.

Kevan Thakrar, 36, who is serving a life sentence for murder and attempted murder after being convicted on a joint enterprise basis in October 2008, is challenging his solitary confinement, claiming it is unlawful.