Murderer dies of Covid after he 'stops shielding' in prison
Manchester Evening News|December 31, 2021
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Murderer dies of Covid after he 'stops shielding' in prison

A CONVICTED murderer died in hospital from Covid-19 pneumonia after he 'stopped shielding' in prison despite being warned, an official published report has revealed.

Robert Kavanagh pleaded guilty to the murder of dad Gareth Broadhurst in Sale and was jailed for life by a judge at Manchester Crown Court in December 2007.

Mr Broadhurst was viciously attacked at a flat on Thirsk Avenue in Sale in June 2007. He died weeks after the incident at Salford Royal Hospital aged 22.

An official report published earlier this month by the Prisons and Probation Ombudsman (PPO), which carries out independent investigations into complaints and deaths in custody, confirmed Kavanagh, from Manchester, died in hospital of 'Covid-19 pneumonia' on January 6 this year.

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