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Prisoner death at Wormwood Scrubs caused by ‘multiple failures’
Signage at the entrance to HM Prison Wormwood Scrubs, London

THE family of a prisoner who died following multiple failures at Wormwood Scrubs in London voiced concern today about how the prison service is run.

Winston Augustine, 43, who had a mixed black Caribbean and white British ethnic background, was found hanging in his cell in August 2018.

A post-mortem examination showed that he had been suffering from severe pain from kidney stones and starvation.

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