prison bosses not to let him die in jail. Police said Daniel Staples, 30, faces no further action over allegations that saw him recalled to prison while battling a brain tumour in August.
Colin Staples said his son is at a "massive high risk" of catching Covid-19 at at HMP Northumberland after a recent outbreak there.But the former footballer, who also played for Sunderland and Wrexham, is still waiting to be released to serve the rest of his five-year sentence for sextortion on parole.
He has undergone surgery and has 12 months of chemotherapy ahead of him, ChronicleLive reports.Mary Glindon, Labour MP for North Tyneside, has now asked Justice Secretary Robert Buckland to intervene "as a matter of urgency" after the family asked for her.
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