An inquest jury concluded that neglect contributed to Christine McDonald taking her own life at HMP Styal
A mum jailed for shoplifting shampoo and cheese took her own life after her cries for help were ignored by prison staff, an inquest found.
Ms McDonald, who had struggled with an opiate addiction, was arrested in Blackpool with another of her daughters, Kristy, who fell from the third floor suffering serious injuries. Upon her arrival at the prison on May 1 2019, her behaviour was described as being anxious, suffering from opiate withdrawal and her concern for her daughter's injuries.
The inquest heard two prison officers found her in her cell at around 11pm. She was found to have a pulse and was taken back to Wythenshawe Hospital. The inquest jury heard evidence that Ms McDonald requested a nurse half an hour before she was found, but prison officers did not carry out her request. She was confirmed as dead the following day, surrounded by her family.
"We will never get over the loss of my mum but I speak out in the hope that this doesn’t keep happening and if it does other families realise there are ways to identify and expose any failings and stand against this." Ms McDonald, who was a mum of four, was described as "kind, loving, with a good sense of humour" and someone who "always put others before herself".
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