Scots prisoner dies in police custody after appearing in dock while suffering with sepsis
dailyrecord.co.ukA Scots woman died while in police custody after being arrested wearing just vomit-stained pyjamas. Caroline McLeod, 42, was rushed to hospital where it was discovered that she was suffering from sepsis and had pneumonia in both her lungs, just mere hours after she appeared at Glasgow Sheriff Court.
Caroline was transferred to three different police custody suites where the severity of her condition went unnoticed, Glasgow Live reports.It was not until she was remanded in custody by a judge and was being returned to the female cell area that a member of the security staff raised concerns about her health.
A Fatal Accident Inquiry into her death found that it could not have been prevented but that protocols for Police Scotland regarding people in custody who need medical help might not be "clear enough" for staff.
The report into the circumstances of Caroline's death detailed that she had been found standing outside a common close in Glasgow wearing just her pyjamas and a coat back in September 2019.
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