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Inquest finds prison neglect a factor in suicide case

Posted: 30 October 2001 | Subscribe Online


A second inquest into the suicide of a prisoner with schizophrenia in Wandsworth prison has ruled that the prison's neglect contributed to his death.

The inquest at Westminster coroner's court ruled that Keita Craig hanged himself while the balance of his mind was disturbed and that neglect contributed to his death.

Last February his family had won a high court action for a second inquest to determine if neglect or lack of care had been a factor.



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