A doctor who performed a procedure that was botched and killed a fellow leading consultant said ‘I didn't think we would harm him in the way we sadly did', as an inquest heard how the patient suffered an ‘extremely rare catastrophic bleed’.
13.04.2024 - 20:35 / manchestereveningnews.co.uk
A convicted drug dealer known by the Encrochat handle 'Diorpaw' has died behind bars. John Digweed died at HMP Garth in Lancashire today, the Prison Service confirmed.
Digweed was serving a 25-year prison sentence for supplying vast amounts of cocaine and heroin. An investigation into the death has begun.
The 'proud dad' was sentenced in 2022 after being unmasked as a drug dealer who shifted 40 kilos of class A drugs, using the name 'Diorpaw' on Encrochat, an encrypted communications network which operated as a 'WhatsApp for criminals'.
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Today a Prison Service spokesperson told the Manchester Evening News: "John Digweed died at HMP Garth on 13 April and our thoughts are his family and friends. As with all deaths in custody, the Prisons and Probation Ombudsman will investigate."
It is understood his next of kin have been informed.
Digweed used Encrochat to organise the supply of cocaine and heroin during the spring of 2020, his sentencing hearing was told in 2022. The then 33-year-old tried to deny he was behind the handle 'DiorPaw but a jury saw through his lies, the Liverpool Echo reported.
A judge told the 'proud dad' his messages about his children played a significant role in police being able to identify him. Henry Riding, prosecuting, told Liverpool Crown Court Digweed was convicted of conspiracy to supply a range of Class A and Class B drugs including cocaine, heroin, amphetamine, ketamine, cannabis and ecstasy.
He said Digweed mainly appeared to trade drugs to other dealers in Devon and Cornwall, though other locations across Britain were mentioned in his messages to other criminals. In his messages to other dealers, Digweed made clear his focus
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