Man who killed his father in Selby 'did not regret his actions'
It said there was a 14-minute delay between prison officers checking on Lukasik again after they were first unable to view him through his cell door, while there was a further seven-minute wait until an emergency code for the door was requested.It was then another seven minutes before entry to the cell was gained.The report said that while Lukasik had been "dead for some time", a shorter delay would make a "critical difference" in future emergencies. Lukasik, who was a Polish national who had been in the UK for 17 years, was found to have taken his own life at an inquest in December 2023. The Ombudsman said that a nurse screening Lukasik's health in January 2021 noted he was "not at risk of suicide or self-harm".
It added: "Mr Lukasik said he was aware that he was facing a long prison sentence and did not regret his offence."The report said that prison staff initially completed regular welfare checks and there was "little to indicate" the inmate was an "imminent risk" to himself.However, the Ombudsman said there was a "missed opportunity" to assess his risk of self-harm and suicide after he changed his initial not guilty pleas at a court hearing on 14 May. The report acknowledged "significant difficulties" at HMP Hull was facing due to Covid at the time of the incident and added that the prison had "already reviewed and revised procedures" for men deemed to be at increased risk.But it recommended prisoners be asked if they "consider whether the risk to themselves has changed" after each court appearance via video link.
Listen to highlights from North Yorkshire on BBC Sounds, catch up with the latest episode of Look North.
Try Our AI Features
Explore what Daily8 AI can do for you:
Comments
No comments yet...
Related Articles
BBC News
20 minutes ago
- BBC News
Féile an Phobail: Family of IRA victim call Féile tribute 'sick'
The family of Linda Boyle, who was killed in a bomb in west Belfast in 1975, have said they are "absolutely disgusted" by the "sick" tribute to former senior IRA member Brendan McFarlane at this year's Féile an Phobail event. McFarlane was jailed for the gun and bomb attack on the Bayardo Bar on Belfast's Shankill Road, which killed five people, including Ms Boyle, and injured 60 Boyle was 17-years-old when she died from the injuries she sustained in the attack. The tribute to McFarlane took place during a performance by the band Shebeen during the Féile an Phobail festival in Falls Park on Sunday. On Tuesday, speaking ahead of the 50th anniversary of the Bayardo pub bombing, the family of Linda Boyle issued a statement which said: "Wednesday will be a particularly difficult day although there have been few easy days since the Provisional IRA stole away our beautiful Linda and the others that fateful day." It went on to say how Linda would now be of retirement age and should be "relaxing and exploring a further chapter of life". "Linda's storybook was ended before she got beyond her first chapter," it added. 'Cruel and crass' It's understood that during the event on Sunday, the band Shebeen performed a song called 'Marcella', written by McFarlane in memory of hunger striker Bobby Sands. A picture of McFarlane was then projected onto the stage screen behind the band to a crowd of thousands. Linda Boyle's family described the tribute as "absolutely disgusting, especially as the 50th anniversary was only a few days away". "Why do some within this society continue to stoke the fires, why do they want to continue to hurt the innocent?" they added. Kenny Donaldson from the South East Fermanagh Foundation, a terrorism victims advocacy group, said that for this tribute to come just days before the anniversary of the bombing is "particularly cruel and crass". He said it was "shameful" and those involved "will have been very aware of what they were doing". Brendan 'Bik' McFarlane died in February. He was the leader of IRA prisoners in the Maze during the 1981 hunger strike, where he was serving five life sentences for also led a mass escape of 38 inmates from the prison near Lisburn in prison officer died of a heart attack after being stabbed and six other officers were stabbed or shot during the was later caught in Amsterdam and extradited to Northern Ireland along with fellow escapee, Sinn Féin's Gerry Kelly. Féile an Phobail have been contacted for a response.
BBC News
20 minutes ago
- BBC News
Wolverhampton shop stripped of licence over illegal cigarettes
A Wolverhampton shop has been stripped of its licence after it was found to be selling illegal cigarettes and News and Off Licence in Prestwood Road also continued to display and sell alcohol in breach of its licence conditions despite several warnings, a hearing was of Wolverhampton Council rejected an "absurd" defence by shop owner Manjit Singh Dhillon that duty-free cigarettes on display with other cigarettes and priced up for sale were for personal Dhillon was "deeply regretful" over the breaches and illicit items but they were mistakes made during an "extremely challenging personal time", the licence hearing was told. Several "strong" warnings issued by the council about the display and sale of alcohol were ignored and Mr Dhillon was told he had "ample opportunity" to correct the errors, the committee said at the hearing on 6 Dhillon was in a position of responsibility and "if he wasn't able to properly manage the premises due to his personal circumstances, he should have taken other action".Mr Dhillon's brother died in 2023 – a bereavement that not only affected his wellbeing but added more pressure as he juggled supporting his grieving father and running his business, the hearing was told. Alcohol license breach Issues would have been resolved "much earlier" if the council had provided a list of requirements for the licence, Mr Dhillon's legal representative said, as he was often left in a cycle of "meeting one requirement only to be met with further unexpected steps."Council records showed the off-licence had not named a supervisor since 2023, which meant it was not permitted to sell alcohol under the conditions of its inspectors visited the shop they found the duty-free cigarettes and illegal oversized vapes were also found during searches by council undercover member of staff was sold a bottle of gin a day after the off licence was told it should not be displaying alcohol. This had followed several earlier warnings that alcohol should not be displayed or sold until a supervisor was named on the licence. This news was gathered by the Local Democracy Reporting Service which covers councils and other public service organisations. Follow BBC Wolverhampton & Black Country on BBC Sounds, Facebook, X and Instagram.
BBC News
20 minutes ago
- BBC News
Driver arersted after three badly hurt in crash
A man has been arrested after three people were seriously injured in a crash in collision happened on the A952 near Cortes, south of Fraserburgh, on Monday afternoon, and involved a black Mercedes C200 and a black Honda women, aged 53 and 70, and a 92-year-old man were taken to hospital with "serious" Scotland said a 34-year-old man had been arrested. The 70-year-old was the driver of the Mercedes and the 92-year-old was her Scotland said the 53-year-old was a passenger in the 34-year-old male driver of the Civic was also taken to hospital but was later road was closed for about 10 Pete Henderson said: "Inquiries are ongoing to establish the full circumstances of the crash and we would urge anyone who witnessed the incident, or who has any information, to come forward."We would also ask anyone with dashcam footage who was driving in the area around the time of the crash to review it and contact us if it could assist with our investigation."
