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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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Nadine White

Trevor Monerville: Coroner criticises ‘unacceptable’ care of Black epileptic man who died in prison

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A coroner has condemned the “unacceptable” care of a vulnerable, epileptic Black man who died in prison after staff failed to take his risk of seizure seriously, The Independent can reveal.

Trevor Monerville, 33, was found unresponsive after having an epileptic seizure in his cell at HMP Lewes in East Sussex in April 2021. On that morning, prison staff did not carry out a morning roll check as they were supposed to.

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