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Inmate dies in hospital following attack at Mountjoy Prison

An inmate who was attacked at Mountjoy Prison last week has died. The Irish Prison Service said the prisoner was seriously injured in an incident on Friday. The man, aged in his 30s, died in hospital in the early hours of Wednesday. A spokesman for ...

03 Aug 2022 at 11:33

‘Reasonable officer’ facing man appearing high ‘would seek medical attention’

A “reasonable officer” confronted with a man approaching them with bulging eyes who appeared high would have considered seeking medical treatment, the inquiry into the death of a man who was restrained by police has heard. Joanne Caffrey, an ...

30 Nov 2022 at 19:17

Police aim to ‘contain rather than restrain’, expert tells Sheku Bayoh inquiry

The primary motive of police officers dealing with an armed suspect is to “contain rather than restrain”, unless they can justify doing otherwise, an inquiry has heard. Joanne Caffrey, an expert witness on the use of force and police ...

30 Nov 2022 at 16:02

Sheku Bayoh inquiry: Preservation of life the priority when suspect restrained

Preservation of life the priority when suspect restrained, inquiry told

The preservation of life and immediate first aid response should take priority over other welfare checks when a suspect is restrained, an inquiry has heard. Joanne Caffrey, an expert witness on the use of force and police custody, ...

01 Dec 2022 at 18:20

Scotland

State continues to let down woman who took own life at Polmont, claims brother

The brother of a woman who killed herself in a young offenders institution has accused the authorities of continuing to let down his sister by “failing to hold to account the Scottish Prison Service”. Scott Allan told of his ...

27 Oct 2022 at 17:58

Senior officer visited Bayoh family amid ‘highly charged’ response, inquiry told

A senior policeman felt sending family liaison officers to speak to the relatives of Sheku Bayoh may have worsened the “highly charged” response following his death so he instead decided to visit them himself, an inquiry ...

31 Aug 2023 at 17:20

Skin colour was not factor in terrorism concerns, Sheku Bayoh inquiry told

Concerns about terrorism “had no reference” to the skin colour of a man who died in police custody, an inquiry has heard. Retired assistant chief constable Ruaraidh Nicolson told the Sheku Bayoh inquiry on Wednesday ...

13 Sept 2023 at 17:17

Joint fatal accident inquiry to be held into two deaths in police custody

A fatal accident inquiry is to be held into the deaths of two men in police custody. Declan Gallacher died in custody at Clydebank Police Office in West Dunbartonshire on December 23, 2018 and David Berry died at ...

28 Mar 2023 at 09:23

Scotland

Head of deaths in custody group felt ‘patronised’ by prison service, MSPs told

The chairwoman of a group tasked with implementing change to decrease the number of deaths in custody has said she felt “patronised” by the prison service. Gill Imery was appointed to head up the Deaths in ...

20 Sept 2023 at 19:11

Scotland

Ex-lord advocate knew race would be at centre of Sheku Bayoh probe, inquiry told

The former lord advocate who oversaw the initial probe into the death of Sheku Bayoh has told an inquiry he knew immediately that “issues of racial motivation were going to be front and centre of the ...

02 May 2024 at 15:52

Scotland

Fatal accident inquiries to be held into prisoner deaths

Fatal accident inquiries will be held into four prisoners’ deaths – three of which involved drugs. The Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service (COPFS) said it has lodged notices to begin the ...

07 Jun 2023 at 10:40

Scotland

Prisoner ‘unfortunate casualty’ of war on drugs behind bars, sheriff concludes

An inmate who died after taking drugs behind bars was an “unfortunate casualty” of the war prison authorities are fighting against substance use, a sheriff has said. Anthony McCarthy died in ...

31 Oct 2024 at 16:44

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