Prisoner who attacked woman died in hospital as compassionate leave delayed

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A prisoner who attacked a woman died in hospital amid delays in an application for compassionate leave. Owen Maughan was jailed in 2020 after he battered a woman in Blackburn with a metal pole, LancsLive reports.

Within months of his 18 month sentence, he became seriously ill. Maughan, who was diagnosed with terminal cancer, was moved from HMP Lancaster Farms to HMP Preston so he could receive 24-hour health care.

He was then treated between the prison and the Royal Preston Hospital, where he died without his family able to be by his side. READ MORE: Join the FREE Manchester Evening News WhatsApp community An application for compassionate leave and early release from prison was delayed due to the prison not being provided medical information from the hospital.

An investigation into his death by the Prisons and Probations Ombudsman (PPO) found that Lancaster Farms started an application for Early Release on Compassionate Grounds on Mr Maughan’s behalf.