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26 Oct

@JodieAnderson_ @cerilloydhughes of @dpg_law representing the family said: “The tragedy of Kay’s death is that it was avoidable. Two more vulnerable prisoners at Eastwood Park died self-inflicted deaths within six months of Kay. There must now be swift action to address the coroner’s concerns.”

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jodieanderson_ Jodie Anderson @jodieanderson_ ·
28 Oct

Still processing the facts from this inquest in which a jury concluded the self included death of a vulnerable woman was contributed to by Eastwood Park prison’s neglect.

TW: neglect, restraint, inhumanity

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26 Oct

Kayleigh ‘Kay’ Melhuish, a 36 year old autistic woman, was restrained before being left in her cell with a ligature shortly before her self inflicted death.

A jury finds that neglect led to her death at HMP Eastwood Park.

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