Did disablist bullying lead to the death of this prisoner?
Dead: Liridan Saliuka was pronounced dead after being found on the floor of his prison cell. Was it the result of disablist bullying?
The Prisons and Probation Ombudsman is to investigate after a disabled man was found dead in a cell – possibly after being bullied.
Liridon Saliuka was found in his cell in Belmarsh Prison on January 2. The Prison service confirmed he had died.
He had been imprisoned on remand, charged with murder – although he had protested his innocence and intention to clear his name.
He underwent extensive reconstructive surgery after a car crash two years ago, and was given metal plates that made it difficult for him to walk or stand still for long periods.
A surgeon’s report had concluded that he should be considered as “permanently disabled”.
But this seems to have been ignored by the minions of Her Majesty’s Government, who moved him from a special cell – with an orthopaedic mattress – to a standard cell.
His sister Dita reported that he had said this was so uncomfortable for him that he was sleeping on the floor.
She also said the claim by the authorities that his death was self-inflicted is unlikely to be true, as he had always said people who committed suicide were weak and selfish.
Isn’t this just further evidence of disablist discrimination by the Tory government and its minions?
Source: Investigation after prisoner found dead in cell at Belmarsh | UK news | The Guardian
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And from what I’ve heard those prison beds are highly uncomfortable, if you’re not disabled when you go in there you might be when you come out! I knew of a guy who spent 6 years in the nick in his 40s, and by the time he was released he needed a hip replacement.