Prison let killer and trans lover meet despite segregation rule
Inmates at HMP Greenock expressed concerns about apparent 'favouritism' being shown to the couple, Greenock sheriff court was told on Monday.
Alexandria Stewart, formerly Alan Baker, and Nyomi Fee, who are both serving sentences in Greenock's women's wing for murder, have been together since 2019. There were allegations in court that the pair had been allowed to shower together and that a blind eye was turned to sexual behaviour.
Stewart told Greenock sheriff court in January that she had undergone a tracheal shave in 2019 to reduce the prominence of her Adam's apple, but had otherwise had no surgery as part
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