Slager is in a cell next to accused church killer Dylann Roof

Slager's wife James gave birth to a baby boy last month but the baby is not permitted in visiting area

Michael Slager, 33, is awaiting trial in the fatal shooting of Walter Scott who was stopped for a traffic infraction

The policeman accused of murdering Walter Scott has become a first time father, but has been refused the joy of holding his new born son.

Michael Slager, who is locked up 23 hours a day in Charleston County Jail, is banned from embracing the child, who was born last month.

Despite not yet having faced trial, he has been told his solitary confinement means he cannot hug any of his family and babies as young as his son are refused entry to visiting areas.

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Walter Scott (left) was allegedly shot in the back five times by policeman Michael Slager because a tail light was out on his Mercedes

Slager, 33, is also stepfather to two children with his wife Jamie and they live a few miles from the high security block where he is being detained, in a cell adjacent to the one holding mass murder suspect Dylann Roof.

Mrs Slager was eight-and-a-half months pregnant when Walter Scott, 50, an unarmed black man, was gunned down after the officer made a routine traffic stop and the victim attempted to flee on foot.

The officer was sacked and arrested after video phone footage emerged of the incident.

He and his wife had been excited about the birth of their first child together and have registered for a for friends and family to donate gifts through Amazing Registry.

They have asked well wishers to give items such as teething bangles, a baby car seat and milk bottles through Amazon. The site was registered on May 22.

A pregnant Jamie Slager went to visit her husband in prison after he was jailed last April

Police have confirmed accused Charleston church shooter Dylann Roof and Michael Slager, the former police officer who shot Walter Scott in the back, are jail neighbors

Slager is being represented by top Charleston lawyer Andy Savage, who is also taking up legal representation for some of the victims killed in the Emanuel AME Church in Charleston a week ago.

A spokeswoman for Slager’s lawyer confirmed the birth of the boy last month.

She added: ‘Since the birth of his child, Michael has not had an opportunity to see or hold him, other than in photographs and via one brief video monitor visit with his family.

‘He remains in solitary confinement and is being treated just like other inmates at the Charleston County Detention Center, all of whom are restricted from face-to-face contact with friends and family and may keep only five photos and two softback with them at any time.’

Walter Scott’s father Mr. Walter Scott Snr said: ‘We had not been told that Mr. Slager had become a father. We know little about him.

‘But I pray for my son’s soul and I pray for the person who shot him dead.