Child killer Robert Black, who was convicted of the murders of four children from across the UK in the 1980s, has died in prison.

His victims were nine-year-old Jennifer Cardy from Northern Ireland; Sarah Harper, 10, from England, and 11-year-old Susan Maxwell and five-year-old Caroline Hogg both from Scotland.

Black died of natural causes in Maghaberry prison.

The Department of Justice in Northern Ireland has not released the name but confirmed a 68-year-old prisoner has died at the prison.

His death is not being treated as suspicious, and the Prison Service has informed the PSNI, Coroner, and Prisoner Ombudsman.