An HMP Liverpool inmate who struggled with prison life and his mental health was moved into a single-occupancy cell before taking his own life, an inquest heard.
Galtress, who was at the Walton jail on remand for a charge of robbery, hanged himself after barricading his cell from the inside on October 14, 2018. An inquest into his death opened at Gerard Majella Courthouse in Liverpool on Monday (April 25).
A summary read to the court by Area Coroner Anita Bhardwaj covered the events which led to Galtress' death and the jury also heard statements from family members and evidence given by prison staff and medical professionals.
