Current fatal incident investigations
This page contains a list of investigations* started from 22 February 2024 (investigations commenced before this date are not listed). The list will be updated weekly.
We will not name the deceased if they are under 18 and we only publish the details of the death once the Next of Kin has been informed.
Please note, the fatal incident investigation reports are published on our website after the inquest has concluded.
For any queries, please contact: ppocomms@ppo.gov.uk
*Please note, this is PPO data on fatal incident investigations which may not align with official statistics published by the Ministry of Justice.
PPO fatal incident investigations:
June 2024
Death of Raymond Moyle on 20 June 2024 at HMP Moorland
Death of Simon Gerrard on 19 June 2024 at HMP Isle of Wight
Death of David Smith on 18 June 2024 at HMP Whatton
Death of Tony King on 18 June 2024 at HMP Swaleside
Death of John Chambers on 17 June 2024 at HMP Hull
Death of Neil Maddox on 17 June 2024 at HMP Manchester
Death of Paul Dixon on 16 June 2024 at HMP Preston
Death of Michael Shilton on 15 June 2024 at HMP Stafford
Death of Kurt Broadbent on 15 June 2024 at Burdett Lodge Approved Premises
Death of Colin Storey on 14 June 2024 at HMP Northumberland
Death of Anthony Matthews on 13 June 2024 at HMP/YOI Hollesley Bay
Death of John McGovern on 13 June 2024 at HMP The Verne
Death of Peter Osbourne on 11 June 2024 following release from HMP Elmley
Death of Roy Varley on 10 June 2024 at HMP Wakefield
Death of Geoffrey Morris on 10 June 2024 at HMP The Verne
Death of Steven Rylands on 9 June 2024 at HMP Frankland
Death of Uttam Thapa on 08 June 2024 at HMP Belmarsh
Death of Lee Martin on 08 June 2024 at HMP Winchester
Death of John Phillips on 08 June 2024 at HMP Isle of Wight
Death of Gary Wrest on 06 June 2024 at Bowling Green Approved Premises
Death of Henry Royan on 05 June 2024 at HMP Parc
Death of Nelson Harvey on 05 June 2024 at HMP Long Lartin
Death of Graham Fisher on 04 June 2024 at HMP Stafford
Death of Michael Crews on 04 June 2024 at HMP Oakwood
Death of Paul Jones on 01 June 2024 at HMP Lewes
May 2024
Death of Andrew Barraclough on 30 May 2024 at HMP Stafford
Death of Warren Manners on 29 May 2024 at HMP Parc
Death of Malcolm Fairley on 28 May 2024 at HMP Hull
Death of Eric Pyle on 28 May 2024 at HMP Littlehey
Death of Lewis Brown on 27 May 2024 at HMP Birmingham
Death of David Baxter on 26 May 2024 at HMP Wealstun
Death of Thomas McMurray on 26 May 2024 at HMP Brixton
Death of Jason Maynard on 25 May 2024 following release from HMP Swansea
Death of Daniel Evans on 22 May 2024 following release from HMP/YOI Stoke Heath
Death of Edward Lomas on 22 May 2024 at HMP Pentonville
Death of Jamie Scargill on 20 May 2024 following release from HMP Lincoln
Death of Rakeem Malik on 20 May 2024 at HMP Long Lartin
Death of Catherine Botwright on 18 May 2024 at HMP New Hall
Death of William Prince on 18 May 2024 at HMP Preston
Death of Helena Viljoen on 17 May 2024 at HMP Bronzefield
Death of Sebastian Szlaski on 17 May 2024 at HMP Long Lartin
Death of Richard Keeling on 17 May 2024 at HMP Stafford
Death of Daniel Swierczek on 17 May 2024 at HMP Ranby
Death of Brian Smith on 15 May 2024 at HMP Leeds
Death of Igor Vujkovic on 11 May 2024 at HMP Maidstone
Death of Charles Stevens on 11 May 2024 at HMP Swaleside
Death of Jacob Blow on 09 May 2024 at HMP Exeter
Death of David Maggs on 07 May 2024 at HMP Parc
Death of Michael Horton on 07 May 2024 at HMP Parc
Death of Stephen Jones on 05 May 2024 at HMP Peterborough
Death of Victor Farrant on 03 May 2024 at HMP Wakefield
April 2024
Death of Ronald Meikle on 30 April at HMP Woodhill
Death of Wayne Hay on 30 April at HMP Parc
Death of Robert Connolly on 29 April 2024 following release from HMP Featherstone
Death of Peter Brook on 24 April 2024 at HMP Leeds
Death of James Murphy on 23 April 2024 at HMP Brixton
Death of George Armstrong on 23 April 2024 at HMP Holme House
Death of Andrew Marsh on 22 April 2024 at HMP Onley
Death of Lee Amos on 22 April 2024 at HMP Oakwood
Death of Raymond Cheshire on 21 April 2024 at HMP Peterborough
Death of Richard Cosgrove on 18 April 2024, following release from HMP Humber
Death of Joe Lynch on 15 April 2024 at HMP Leeds
Death of Victor Todd on 14 April 2024 at HMP Moorland
Death of John Digweed on 13 April 2024 at HMP Garth
Death of Michael Lamb on 11 April 2024 at HMP Brixton
Death of Jagen Ali on 09 April at HMP Belmarsh
Death of Mark Johnston on 07 April 2024 following release from HMP Swansea.
Death of Malcolm Burwood on 07 April 2024 at HMP Holme House
Death of Luke Sykes on 05 April 2024 at HMP Ranby.
Death of Rana Khan on 05 April 2024 at HMP Wandsworth
Death of David Leary on 05 April 2024 at HMP Wymott
Death of Christopher Hennigan on 04 April 2024 at HMP Manchester
Death of Khia Dawe on 04 April 2024 at HMP Exeter
Death of Graham Daggett on 03 April 2024 at HMP Lincoln
March 2024
Death of Sean Spencer on 31 March 2024 while a resident at Ty Newydd Approved Premises
Death of David Pates on 28 March 2024 at HMP Birmingham
Death of Sean Williams on 27 March 2024 while in the custody of Prisoner Escort Services
Death of David Butler on 26 March 2024 at HMP Holme House
Death of William Jolly on 26 March 2024 at HMP Wymott
Death of Damian Cyranowicz on 25 March 2024 at HMP Wandsworth
Death of Bernard Grace on 25 March 2024 at HMP Forest Bank
Death of Kenneth Barnes on 25 March 2024 at HMP Manchester
Death of Stephen Smith on 24 March 2024 at HMP Liverpool
Death of Barry Rossiter on 22 March 2024 at HMP Northumberland
Death of Colin Storr on 22 March 2024 at HMP Durham
Death of Neil McCarthy on 20 March 2024 following release from HMP/YOI Hollesley Bay
Death of Cameron Anthony on 19 March 2024 at HMP Parc
Death of Shay Andrews on 18 March 2024 at HMP Parc
Death of Garth Walker on 17 March 2024 at HMP Altcourse
Death of Justin Lewis on 16 March 2024 at HMP Parc
Death of Warren Givens on 16 March 2024 at HMP Frankland
Death of John Smith on 13 March 2024 following release from HMP Norwich
Death of Mohammed Ahmed on 13 March 2024 at HMP Frankland
Death of Steven Davidson on 12 March 2024 at HMP Chelmsford
Death of William Dawson on 11 March 2024 at HMP Holme House
Death of Dalton Barnett on 10 March 2024 at HMP Holme House
Death of Colin Bell on 10 March 2024 at HMP Stafford
Death of Christopher Stokes on 09 March 2024 at HMP Parc
Death of Taklus Hussain on 08 March 2024 at HMP Littlehey
Death of Anthony Bancroft on 05 March 2024 following release from HMP Stocken
Death of Jason Rae on 04 March at HMP Forest Bank
Death of David Walpole on 01 March 2024 at HMP Lowdham Grange
February 2024
Death of John Rose on 27 February 2024 at HMP Parc
Death of Patrick Maughan on 27 February 2024 at HMP Leeds
Death of Terrence Clover on 27 February 2024 at HMP Swaleside
Death of Jason Hussey on 27 February 2024 at HMP Parc
Death of Paul Miller on 26 February 2024 at HMP Kirklevington Grange
Death of Angela Montgomery on 25 February 2024 at HMP Low Newton
Death of Raymond Hodges on 24 February 2024 at HMP Usk
Death of Lisa Docherty on 21 February 2024 following release from HMP Peterborough
Death of Lee Sentance on 21 February 2024 following release from HMP Lincoln
Death of David Glass on 20 February 2024 at HMP Altcourse
Death of Mohamed Izem on 19 February 2024 following release from Harmondsworth IRC
Death of Alan Burnell on 17 February 2024 at HMP The Verne
Death of Edward Hands on 16 February 2024 at HMP Bedford
Death of Mark Walker on 16 February 2024 at HMP Nottingham
Death of Michael Dawson on 14 February 2024 at HMP Lindholme
Death of Ashley Ferrie on 13 February 2024 at HMP Fosse Way
Death of James Maughan on 11 February 2024 while a resident at Trent House Approved Premises
Death of Jackie Stewart-Murphy on 11 February 2024 at HMP Whatton
Death of Mani Kurian on 09 February 2024 at HMP Littlehey
Death of Kyle Tyler on 08 February 2024 following release from HMP High Down
Death of David Smith on 08 February 2024 at HMP Northumberland
Death of Dean Gathercole on 08 February 2024 at HMP Littlehey
December 2023
Death of Greg Coleman on 21 December 2023 following release from HMP Wealstun
November 2023
Death of Hughie Hendry on 25 November 2023 following release from HMP Doncaster
October 2023
Death of Thomas Reece on 31 October 2023, following release from HMP Nottingham