A jailbird mum from north Manchester with a 16-year history of attacking police officers, shopkeepers, nurses and care workers has walked free from court for assaulting two prison officers.
22.11.2023 - 07:15 / manchestereveningnews.co.uk
A prison inmate who was experiencing a "suicidal crisis" was left unattended in an unlit cell with a makeshift noose before he took his own life, a jury has heard.
Prison officers Paul Fairhurst and Rachel Jameson have gone on trial at Liverpool Crown Court charged with gross negligence manslaughter in connection the death of Anthony Paine at the category B HMP Liverpool in February 2018. They are accused of "breaching their duty of care" towards the 35-year-old.
Duncan Atkinson KC during the prosecution's opening today (November 21), that Mr Payne had a "history of self-harm, substance abuse and mental health problems" before he was remanded into custody at the prison in Walton in October 2017, having pleaded guilty to offences of affray and criminal damage. He was then sentenced to an 18-month stretch in January 2018, the Liverpool Echo reports.
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However, Anthony died in his cell on February 19, 2018. Mr Atkinson told jurors that Mr Paine had "presented an immediate suicidal crisis" and that Fairhurst and Jameson - the custody manager and senior officer on B-wing, where the inmate was being housed - "were under a duty to take positive steps to reduce that risk and prevent him from harming himself".
His receipt of prescribed medication - including for a "long-term diagnosis of schizophrenia", heart disease and high blood pressure - was said to have been "patchy" during his incarceration, while he was also noted to be "under the influence of spice" at times. He was meanwhile documented to have self-harmed on several occasions in the three weeks
A jailbird mum from north Manchester with a 16-year history of attacking police officers, shopkeepers, nurses and care workers has walked free from court for assaulting two prison officers.
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