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24.10.2023 - 11:27 / dailyrecord.co.uk
A man whose asthmatic son died in his prison cell after testing positive for Covid has said the Scottish Covid-19 Inquiry must deliver accountability.
Alan Inglis spoke on the second anniversary of the death of his son, Calum, who died at the age of 34 after he was never seen by a nurse. Alan says he passed away "without help, without dignity".
Calum Inglis tested positive for Covid-19 on October 12, 2021, while serving a short sentence at the privately run HMP Addiewell in West Lothian and died on October 24 after his health deteriorated rapidly. Mr Inglis gave a statement outside the Scottish Covid-19 Inquiry as it got under way in Edinburgh on Tuesday, and called for answers over the “barbaric” way his son was treated.
He said: “On 12 October 2021 my son Calum tested positive for Covid-19 while serving a short term in Addiewell prison, West Lothian. Calum was unvaccinated and was asthmatic.
"Within the next 12 days Calum’s health would deteriorate rapidly. Throughout this entire period he was not seen by a nurse. He reported being breathless and coughing up significant amounts of blood.
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"In the last four days of his life he repeatedly requested medical attention via his cell intercom, to be promised by the prison officers that someone would see him. On 24 October 2021, two years today, my son was found unresponsive in his cell.
"He died alone, without help, without dignity. The Scottish Covid Inquiry must find out which protocols the prison were following at this time, protocols that would allow such barbaric behaviour to take place, and to examine the staff work culture within that prison where staff
The dad of a missing Glasgow teenager who vanished three days ago said he is 'extremely concerned' for his safety.
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