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Private prison operator Sodexo and NHS Lothian have admitted criminal charges over the death of 34-year-old prisoner Calum Inglis at HMP Addiewell in October 2021.

The case is believed to be the first successful prosecution in the UK relating to a Covid -19 death.

Mr Inglis, who was asthmatic, was isolated in his cell for 12 days after testing positive for Covid-19 and died without being seen by a nurse, despite repeatedly requesting medical attention.

An expert report presented to Edinburgh Sheriff Court concluded that receiving proper medical care would have significantly increased Mr Inglis's chances of survival.

Sheriff Julius Komorowski told Mr Inglis’s family, who were present in the courtroom, that he had died in “awful circumstances”.

In full Covid death prisoner treated worse than an animal, say family

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