By Brittany Chain For Daily Mail Australia
Published: 07:38 BST, 14 April 2019 | Updated: 07:40 BST, 14 April 2019
The family of a man who was murdered by his cellmate in jail 15 years ago feel like they're reliving the nightmare after the death of a prisoner in his cell this week.
At just 24, Craig Behr was seven years into his 10 year sentence when he was transferred from Goulburn jail into a cell with Michael Alan Heatley, in Sydney's Long Bay prison.
Within half an hour of arriving, he was dead.
Heatley admitted to beating Behr to death. He suffered a head injury, inhaled vomit throughout the assault and eventually died when his brain was starved of oxygen.
Prior to Behr moving into his cell, Heatley pleaded with officers to keep him away from other prisoners, 9News reported.
At just 24, Craig Behr (pictured) was seven years into his 10 year sentence when he was transferred from Goulburn jail into a cell with the man who would go on to kill him
He offered them a chilling warning about his 'homicidal tendencies' - something he had also conveyed to a prison psychologist - but said his pleas fell on deaf ears.
'I didn't want to kill him,' Heatley told police after the attack.
'I'm not schizo but I do have a mental problem. I'm homicidal. I've
