An inquest confirmed today (May 6) that a HMP Liverpool prisoner who died in his cell in 2018 took his own life.
Ian Thomas Galtress, 47, was found dead in his cell at HMP Liverpool on October 14, 2018. The inquest, which began on April 25 at Gerard Majella Courthouse in Liverpool, saw the jury unanimously conclude the death was suicide caused by hanging and compression on the neck.
Galtress, a chemical tank engineer from Noctorum, Wirral, was often described as “happy go lucky” by those who knew him. But he suffered a mental health breakdown in 2015 due to drug misuse, family issues and losing his job.
