HC Deb 23 May 1994 vol 244 cc22-9W
Mr. Worthington

To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will list all the self-inflicted deaths that have occurred in Scottish prison establishments over the past 10 years, giving details of the name, age, status, offence and inquest verdict of each of the deceased and the name of the prisons in which the deaths occurred.

Lord James Douglas-Hamilton

[pursuant to his reply, 5 May 1994 c. 620]: The chief executive of the Scottish Prison Service, Mr. E. W. Frizzell, has written further to the hon. Member.

Letter from E. W. Frizzell to Mr. Tony Worthington, dated 23 May 1994: I wrote to you on 5 May in response to your Question about self-inflicted deaths in Scottish penal establishments and undertook to forward details of the prisoners' offence or alleged offence. These are now included in the table below which, for ease of reference, also repeats the information given in my earlier letter and takes the opportunity to correct one minor mistake which appeared there, for which I apologise.

Date Name Age Establishment Sentence or remand Determination
1983
16 January 1983 John Leinsler Stewart 34 Peterhead 6 years Overdose
Assault with intent to rape
Breach of peace
14 February 1983 William McGlinchey 20 Longriggend Remand Cell fire, asphyxiation
Assault to severe injury and permanent disfigurement
Attempting to pervert the course of justice
15 April 1983 Edward Witts Graham 23 Barlinnie Remand Hanging
Assault to severe injury and permanent disfigurement
Assault, Contravention of Bail Act
6 July 1983 John Beagan 51 Edinburgh Life Hanging
Murder
14 August 1983 Robert King 18 Glenochil YOI 3 years Hanging
Contravention of Road Traffic Act
Culpable and Reckless driving
Assault to injury
28 August 1983 Thomas Mochar 26 Barlinnie 20 months Hanging
Theft by housebreaking and opening a lockfast place
Reset, Contravention of Misuse of Drugs Act x 2, Uttering
1984
16 January 1984 Hugh Morrow 35 Barlinnie Remand Hanging
Murder
16 February 1984 William McDonald 16 Glenochil DC Remand Hanging
Theft, Assault x 2
2 March 1984 Joseph Kerr 39 Barlinnie Remand Hanging
Breach of Peace
27 September 1984 Martyn Liston 27 Edinburgh Remand Hanging
Robbery
15 November 1984 Arthur Padden 48 Barlinnie Remand Inhalation of toxic fumes in cell fire
Contravention of Civic Government (Scotland) Act 1972 Section 50(1)
1985
26 January 1985 Kenneth Peter Isherwood 47 Perth Remand Hanging
Breach of Peace
18 February 1985 Angus Stewart Boyd 17 Glenochil DC 3 months Hanging
Breach of Peace x 2
Police Assault x 2
Contravention of Criminal Justice Act
Contravention of Civic Government Act
24 February 1985 Robert Kelly 38 Barlinnie Remand Hanging
3 x Lewd and Libidinous Practices
13 April 1985 Derek John Richard Harris 16 Glenochil YOI 3 months Hanging
Vandalism, Breach of Peace, Theft by opening a lockfast place
Contravention Road Traffic Act
2 June 1985 John Stanley Buchanan 25 Barlinnie 6 years Hanging
Assault and Robbery
20 June 1985 John Joseph Sinclair 33 Barlinnie 5 years Hanging
Assault and Robbery
1986
16 February 1986 William Myles Moorehouse 25 Perth 5 years Jumping
Assault, Contravention of Bail Act (Scotland)
24 March 1986 Frank Lee 18 Edinburgh Remand Hanging
2 x Assault and Robbery
Contravention of Bail Act (Scotland)
22 April 1986 Jack Blake 55 Barlinnie Life Jumping
Assault to severe injury and danger of life

Date Name Age Establishment Sentence or remand Determination
11 June 1986 Jean Margaret McLean 27 Cornton Vale Remand Hanging
Breach of Peace
Contravention of Police (Scotland) Act x 5
16 June 1986 Christopher Phillips 27 Barlinnie 18 months Hanging
Theft by housebreaking x 2
Housebreaking with intent x 12
Attempted housebreaking with intent x 5
6 July 1986 John Hendry Swindle 22 Perth 3 years Hanging
Assault and Robbery x 6
Theft and housebreaking x 3
Assault and Attempted Robbery
21 August 1986 Jarvis Torrance 50 Barlinnie Remand Hanging
Breach of the Peace
1987
3 June 1987 Peter Barnes 26 Edinburgh Remand Hanging
Abduction with assault and robbery
Assault, theft by opening lockfast place
1 August 1987 Terence Bryce 29 Barlinnie 6 months Hanging
Assault
30 October 1987 Gerald Stafford 31 Barlinnie Remand Hanging
Assault and Robbery
Contravention of Bail Act (Scotland)
31 October 1987 Thomas William Kerr 17 Dumfries Remand Hanging
Theft of Motor Vehicle, Contravention of Road Traffic Act 1972
5 November 1987 John William Dwyer 34 Glenochil Life Hanging
Murder
28 December 1987 Kenneth Alexander Heron 21 Glenochil 4 years Inhalation of vomit, asphyxia and solvent abuse
Assault to severe injury and permanent disfigurement
28 December 1987 Anthony Boyle 23 Barlinnie Remand Hanging
Theft of Motor Vehicle, Contravention of Road Traffic Act, Assault and Robbery
1988
30 January 1988 Hugh McGarvie 26 Barlinnie 3 months + 3 months c/c Hanging
Attempted housebreaking with intent
Contravention of Bail (Scotland) Act
3 March 1988 Alexander Nicol 29 Barlinnie 3 months Hanging
Theft, Contravention of Bail (Scotland) Act
To be detained on rape warrant thereafter
27 March 1988 George Smart 49 Barlinnie Remand Hanging
Murder
5 June 1988 Ian Barrie Connor 25 Barlinnie Remand Hanging
Culpable Homicide
14 June 1988 Gordon McRae 27 Glenochil 3 years Hanging
Lewd and indecent behaviour x 2
1 July 1988 Alan McGavin 24 Barlinnie Life Hanging
Murder
13 August 1988 John McLean 30 Barlinnie Remand Hanging
Assault, Contravention Criminal Justice Act x 2
Contravention of Bail (Scotland) Act
1989
7 February 1989 George Ferguson 39 Barlinnie Remand Self-inflicted wounds to left arm
Hamesuckin, rape and robbery
Contravention of Bail (Scotland) Act
5 March 1989 Martin McRae 31 Shotts Life Hanging
Murder, Assault to Severe Injury and Permanent Disfigurement

Date Name Age Establishment Sentence or remand Determination
4 June 1989 James Welsh 59 Aberdeen Remand Hanging
Lewd and Libidinous behaviour x 3
14 July 1989 Derek Wood 26 Perth 9 years Hanging
Misuse of Drugs Act
26 July 1989 Philip McVeigh 22 Shotts 2 years Hanging
Assault and Robbery
3 December 1989 William Diffin 18 Polmont 3 months Hanging
Theft by Housebreaking and opening a lockfast place
1990
9 June 1990 Edward Ronald 30 Barlinnie Remand Hanging
Attempted Housebreaking with intent
Theft, Theft by Housebreaking
31 July 1990 Robert Wilson Campbell 39 Barlinnie Life Hanging
Murder, Misuse of Drugs Act
26 September 1990 Archibald McCallum 25 Barlinnie Remand Self strangulation
Misuse of Drugs Act, Theft, Contravention of Bail (Scotland) Act
1991
3 January 1991 Raymond Langlands 34 Perth 2 years Hanging
Contravention of Firearms Act
25 January 1991 Thomas McDougall 27 Greenock 3 months Hanging
Theft by housebreaking, Contravention of Bail (Scotland) Act
28 July 1991 Thomas Hutchison 32 Barlinnie 60 days Hanging
Theft, Contravention of Bail (Scotland) Act
23 September 1991 Ernest M. S. Craig 19 Longriggend Remand Hanging
Theft of Motor Vehicle, Contravention of Road Traffic Act
1992
11 February 1992 Steven Greig 19 Polmont Remand Hanging
Housebreaking and Malicious Damage
Breach of Peace
Contravention of Bail (Scotland) Act
(Outstanding Rape Warrant)
27 February 1992 John Galbraith 31 Barlinnie 30 days Hanging
Breach of Peace
Contravention of Bail (Scotland) Act
(Outstanding charges of assault to severe injury and attempted murder)
22 March 1992 Peter Nichol Goldie 19 Polmont 5 months, 4 months, 3 months c/c Hanging
Contravention of Road Traffic Act
Contravention of Bail (Scotland) Act
Theft of Motor Vehicle
15 June 1992 Richard Simon Lowe 26 Edinburgh 3 years Hanging
Indecent Assault
9 July 1992 Syrup Metha Ullah 37 Edinburgh 5 years + 5 years c/c Hanging
Assault and Robbery
Contravention of Firearms Act 1968
25 August 1992 Philip Goulding 31 Dumfries Remand Hanging
Assault, Murder, Attempting to pervert the course of justice
3 September 1992 William McLeod 28 Edinburgh Remand Hanging
Assault and Robbery x 2
Contravention of Firearms Act
18 October 1992 Anthony Shivers 25 Barlinnie Remand Hanging
Theft, Contravention of Bail (Scotland) Act x 2
2 November 1992 John Sime 45 Edinburgh Remand Hanging
Rape

Date Name Age Establishment Sentence or remand Determination
1993
13 January 1993 Stewart Sawyers 23 Greenock Remand Hanging
Contravention of Explosive Substances Act
Contravention of Bail (Scotland) Act
7 April 1993 Robert Greer 28 Perth Life Hanging
Murder
22 August 1993 George Fleming 45 Edinburgh Remand Jumping
Murder
20 September 1993 Thomas Lafferty 21 Polmont 5 years Hanging
Assault to Injury x 3, Assault to Severe Injury, Assault and Robbery
Contravention of Criminal Justice Act x 5
17 December 1993 Gary McGonigle 23 Barlinnie Remand Hanging
Assault, Assault and Robbery
Contravention of Criminal Justice Act
Theft, Breach of Peace x 2
c/c = Concurrent sentence.

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