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14.05.2023 - 03:59 / dailyrecord.co.uk
The grieving dad of a prisoner who died after suffering a stomach ulcer has hit out over a three-year wait for an inquiry into his death.
Christopher Glancy described it as a “joke” that the family are still waiting for answers about his son Stewart’s painful death at HMP Addiewell.
The dad-of-three, 38, was found dead in his cell at the West Lothian prison in June 2020, with tests concluding he had suffered complications from a gastric ulcer.
Stewart’s family questioned the medical treatment he received – claiming his life could have been saved had the problem been diagnosed. But they’ve now become a victim of problems with the system of carrying out a fatal accident inquiry (FAI), which is mandatory when a prisoner dies in custody.
Christopher, from Hamilton, said: “It’s a joke. Nobody is taking responsibility. It’s as if my boy wasn’t in any pain and simply died of natural causes when it’s clear he should have been taken to hospital. This has happened to Stewart and it could happen again. We need this fatal accident inquiry to take place.”
FAIs have been fraught with delays and issues for nearly a decade.
When he died, Stewart was just weeks away from release following a 14-month sentence for housebreaking.
Christopher said: “I was told earlier this year that Stewart’s case is now with the procurator fiscal’s deaths unit but I’m not happy with the length of time it’s taking. You would think he would be safe in there but that’s not the case and he must have had a horrible death.”
At the time, fellow prisoner James Vance said he spoke to Stewart three days before his death. He said: “You could tell he was in pain… But Stewart said the staff thought he was making it up so he could get high on medication.”
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