Suicide prisoner was ‘in a state of near starvation’

A prison inmate hanged himself in a segregation unit after he was left with no food or medication for two days, an inquest heard. Winston Augustine, 43, had been hanging for up to five hours before prison officers at Wormwood Scrubs found his body, despite logging hourly welfare checks. Mr Augustine was in a state of near starvation at the time of death on August 30, 2018, west London Coroner’s Court heard. Assistant Coroner Dr Anton van Dellen said it…