Investigation and inquest
On 20th June 2016 I commenced an investigation into the death of Sidonio Eugenio TEIXEIRA then aged 59.
The investigation concluded at the end of the inquest on 7th December 2017.
The conclusion of the inquest was narrative (attached), the medical cause of death being multiple injuries.
Circumstances of the death
Mr Teixeira was murdered in the prison by another prisoner.
Coroner’s concerns
(1) : issues arose in the course of the inquest regarding the adequacy of intelligence, the efficacy of reporting, the appropriateness of analysis, the training of analysts and the need for ongoing audit.
These issues and the adequacy of them were reflected in the narrative conclusion reached by the jury.
In the course of the inquest a witness produced a previously unseen internal (and critical) report regarding these issues which none of the witnesses had seen previously (including the head of safer custody) notwithstanding that the report had been produced over 12 months previously raising concerns that lessons might not have been shared with appropriate staff.
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