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Serial killer Rose West has caused upset in prison after making a strawberry cheesecake for a notorious violent burglar.

West was moved away from HMP Low Newton in Northumberland after making the dessert in a bid to comfort bullied robber Jessica Roth, 21.

The 65-year-old took pity on Roth after she was targeted by other convicts who were seemingly appalled by Roth's crimes.

Roth was jailed for 10 years for her role in a raid on a "Good Samaritan" OAP who had taken her into her home to wean her off drugs.

She left the 78-year-old’s home unlocked to allow her accomplices, Tyrone Moloney and Joe Shannon Young to burst in, TeesideLive reported .

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The victim was tied up, hit with an oar, stabbed with a letter opener, strangled and struck with an air pistol as Roth scoured the house for valuables.

The murderer has now been moved to New Hall, near Wakefield, West Yorkshire, after other inmates voiced their anger at West's apparent gesture of friendship.

A source told the Daily Star: “Roth has become a target for bullies who didn’t like what she’s done.

“But Rose stepped in and sorted it out. She made Roth a strawberry cheesecake to cheer her up.”

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West shocked the nation after her horrific crimes were made public in 1995 - including revelations that she had killed her own stepdaughter Charmaine.

Her husband Fred West committed suicide before he could be brought to justice.

He is believed to have collaborated with her in the torture and murder of at least nine young women between 1973 and 1987 - the majority committed at the couple's home, 25 Cromwell Street in Gloucester.

HM Prison Service has been contacted for comment.