Child rapist died 'in pain' at prison

manchestereveningnews.co.uk:

A child rapist who died while in custody was found to have not been provided proper healthcare towards the end of his life. Edward Coysh was serving a 10-year sentence for sex offences when he died at HMP Wymott, near Leyland, following a court hearing in May 2018.

He had been found guilty of raping a child under the age of 16 during the 1960s. The 74-year-old passed away from cancer on April 26, 2021.

According to an investigation from the Prisons and Probation Ombudsman, Coysh did not receive the healthcare that he should have expected to receive, Yorkshire Live reports. Read more: Police searching for Cheshire father-and-son missing in Scotland find two bodies The Ombudsman's report said: "The clinical reviewer concluded that the healthcare Mr Coysh received at HMP Wymott was not equivalent to that which he could have expected to receive in the community.

The clinical reviewer was concerned that healthcare staff failed to pick up Mr Coysh's ongoing liver function issues when he arrived at the prison and that he was not referred to the NHS specialist cancer pathway for investigation sooner. "In addition, his pain management was poor and healthcare staff failed to seek specialist advice which could have significantly improved Mr Coysh's quality of life." The clinical reviewer highlighted that Coysh received a mixed standard of healthcare.