An infamous killer who strangled a gay man has married a fellow murderer in the first known same-sex marriage inside a British prison.

Mikhail Gallatinov was locked up in 1997 for the murder of Salford man Adrian Kaminsky who he had met through a gay chat line before luring him to his home in Moston.

The case made headlines at the time as Gallatinov – a convicted child sex offender – was being monitored by police as part of an undercover operation and officers were sat outside his house on Ebsworth Street, Moston, at the time of the killing.

Gallatinov, who was 23 when he was jailed for life in December 1997, married fellow inmate Marc Goodwin, 31, at HMP Full Sutton Prison, near York, at a ceremony on Friday.

Goodwin was sentenced to life behind bars in 2007 for a ‘gay-bashing’ killing on Blackpool seafront.

The M.E.N. revealed last month that they had posted a notice of marriage at a nearby registrar’s office, which was displayed for 15 days.

According to reports today, the wedding ceremony was attended by just a handful of relatives.

Same-sex marriage came into force in the UK in March last year.

It is believed the convicted couple, who described their jobs on the notice as bar staff, had been wanting to tie the knot for several years with a civil ceremony but after last year’s law change, they applied to get married and prison authorities finally agreed.

The notice, which also described Gallatinov as a chef, said the wedding would take place at ‘Sutton View, Moor Lane, Full Sutton - with no mention that it is a prison.

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A Ministry of Justice spokesman refused to comment on the impending marriage at the time, saying: “We do not comment on individuals. Prisoners are entitled to apply to be married in prison under the Marriages Act 1983.”

Gallatinov, who is now believed to be 40, was given a minimum sentence of 20 years, which was upheld by the High Courts of Justice in 2009.

It is understood that he can be considered for parole next year.

His parents said that they were ‘happy and proud’ that their son was marrying after the news first emerged.

The Ministry of Justice added that the pair would not be permitted to share a cell.