Epileptic inmate died without vital medication

A prisoner arrived at Leyland prison without crucial medication and died two weeks later.

- by Catherine Musgrove

The Prisons and Probation Ombudsman probed the death of 51-year-old John Creevy in January 2022, and found that the physical care he received was not always equivalent to that which he could have expected to receive in the community.

In 2015, Mr Creevy was sentenced to seven years in prison for robbery and violence against a person. He had epilepsy and was later diagnosed with other illnesses.