Murderer's death in Staffordshire prison being investigated
"The Prisons and Probation Ombudsman is conducting an independent investigation into the death of Wayne Burke at HMP Dovegate on 29 July 2025," the spokesperson said."Ombudsman Adrian Usher's final report into Mr Burke's death will be made public once the inquest concludes."
Burke was part of the group in Sedgley, Dudley, who were spotted by Mr Cox, 24, attacking a man, on the night of 15 August 2020.But when the father-of-one stepped in to try to defuse the situation, the group turned their attention to him, and he was beaten to death.Five men convicted of murder - Shane Jones, Shaquel Halliday, Wayne Burke, Sebastian Jones and Adam Ashwin - were jailed for life while Ryan Nickin, who was cleared of murder but convicted of manslaughter was given a 12 year prison term. Burke had been told by the judge that he would serve a minimum term of 18 years in jail for the crime.
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