An investigation failed to get to the bottom of the death of a gangland figure jailed for attacking rival drug dealers in order to steal their cannabis stashes.
Gerard Thompson, 29, was found dead at HMP Manchester, known as Strangeways, on the morning of November 20, 2020, after complaining of chest pains. The death triggered an investigation by the Prisons and Probation Ombudsman (PPO), which this month published a Fatal Incident Report on Thompson's death.
The PPO report described it had been "surprised and disappointed" to learn that the prison had not been carrying out morning welfare checks on prisoners at the time Thompson died, although it has since reinstated the checks.
