Prison Officers Accused Of Manslaughter Through Negligence
Four police officers from the UK have been accused of manslaughter through gross negligence after a prisoner committed suicide. The twenty-three year-old inmate, Michael Bailey, was from Birmingham, and was found dead at the privately run Rye Hill Prison in 2005. The inmate was supposed to have been on suicide watch, but was found hanging having used his own shoelaces.The prison officers, Daniel Daymond, 23, Samantha Prime, 29, and Paul Smith, 39, have been accused of manslaughter by gross negligence – a charge which all the officers have stated that they are not guilty of. The fourth officer, Ben King, 21, has been accused of perverting the course of justice, which he also denies.
The prosecutor in the case said that it was obvious that the inmate had suicidal intentions. She stated: "He had been showing clear signs of mental disturbance, he was saying things like 'I'm ready to be baptised, get me the chaplain, I'm ready to die.'"
She also said: "The breach of duty by each of these defendants was such a significant breach that it amounted to the crime of manslaughter by gross negligence. If they had done their duty fully and properly, as they should have done, then Michael Bailey would not have been in the position to take his life."
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