A Scots killer who shot a man at a bus stop and later told his family "bang bang" as he was jailed died behind bars after receiving no visitors for over a year.
John McDermott Wilson was caged at the High Court in Glasgow in 1991 for the murder of Stephen Barnes in Shettleston in 1990.
Stephen, 23, was fatally shot at close range at a bus stop by Wilson following an argument in a pub, Glasgow Live reports.
A Fatal Accident Inquiry has now heard the 55-year-old died alone while in custody at HMP Low Moss in February 2021, after receiving no visitors for a year.
Wilson - who went on the run in 2016 after absconding from HMP Greenock during an unescorted work placement - suffered from COPD, IPF, and asthma.
The court heard those conditions were made worse by smoking around 20 to 39 roll-up cigarettes a day. He also chose to ignore shielding guidance within the prison during the pandemic.
Wilson had not been visited by his family for over a year at the time of his death, with his last visit being in 2019 before he deactivated all visitors on the list.
In the weeks leading up to his passing, the inmate had complained of lethargy, decreased appetite, and the feeling of irritation on the left side of his neck.
He was eventually rushed to the hospital on February 8 after being found breathless and pale in his cell.
He passed away a week later at Glasgow Royal Infirmary with his cause of death being determined as pulmonary fibrosis.
Sheriff Ablett concluded that there were no measures that could have been taken to prevent his death and made no recommendations.
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