Daniel Davey was found dead in prison just weeks after being jailed for six-and-a-half years for abusing a young boy

A paedophile has died in prison just weeks after being jailed for six-and-a-half years for abusing a young boy.

Daniel Davey, 22, was found guilty of sexually abusing a victim - who was aged five and six at the time - six times over an 18-month period between 2015 and 2016.

The former McDonald's worker was sentenced on December 1 but died at HMP Bullingdon, in Oxfordshire, on January 12.

A spokesman for the Ministry of Justice said his death in custody would be investigated by the Prison Service Ombudsman.

An inquest into his death opened today in Oxford last week and was adjourned to a date to be fixed.

HMP Bullingdon is a resettlement prison near Bicester which houses 1,109 adult and young adult prisoners.

The former McDonald's worker was sentenced on December 1 but died at HMP Bullingdon, in Oxfordshire, on January 12

The jury at Swindon Crown Court heard Davey, formerly of Bradford on Avon, abused his victim while living and working in Chippenham.

The abuse was uncovered when the boy told his mother he wanted to tell her 'something dirty', the court heard.

She called police, who found Davey's DNA on the child's underwear.

The court also heard that a witness had seen an image on Davey's computer of a man sexually abusing a child aged about 13.

When confronted, Davey said he had been sent it by someone as a joke, but he had disposed of the computer before he was arrested, it was heard.

He denied the charges but was found guilty by a jury.

He was acquitted on a third charge relating to an allegation that he touched a boy's bottom.

Davey was ordered by the court to register as a sex offender and was told to serve a lifetime Sexual Harm Prevention Order.

A restraining order was also put in place to protect his victim.