UK prisoner dies of Covid-19
Thursday 26/March/2020 - 02:58 PM
An 84-year-old man has become the first British
prisoner to die after contracting coronavirus.
The inmate, at HMP Littlehey, a category C male sex
offenders’ prison in Cambridgeshire, died in hospital on Sunday. He reportedly
had underlying health issues.
A Prison Service spokesman said: “An 84-year-old
prisoner at HMP Littlehey died in hospital on 22 March. Our thoughts are with
his family at this time.
“As with all deaths in custody, there will be an
independent investigation by the prisons and probation ombudsman.”
