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Death investigations & reports

This page contains details of death investigations that are currently in progress as well as final reports. The PPO is only able to publish final reports after sharing them with the family of the deceased person and after the coroner’s inquest has taken place. Please visit our archive site to view reports published before June 2024. You can also view investigations started before July 2024 too.

Use the search box below to find out where a death or deaths have happened. View a list of all prisons in England and Wales.

Please note, this is PPO data on fatal incident investigations which may not align with official statistics published by the Ministry of Justice.

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1288 fatal incident reports

James Smyth

Published:
Date of birth:
28/01/1967
Date of death:
25/08/2025
Investigation status:
In progress
Establishment type:
Prison

Matthew Hayward

Published:
Date of birth:
27/06/1997
Date of death:
25/08/2025
Investigation status:
In progress
Establishment type:
Prison

Lee Clay

Published:
Date of birth:
05/06/1985
Date of death:
01/08/2025
Investigation status:
In progress
Establishment type:
Post-release

Daniel Berry

Published:
Date of birth:
14/10/1982
Date of death:
28/08/2022
Investigation status:
Report published
Category of death:
Other non-natural
Establishment type:
Post-release

Michael Grimes

Published:
Date of birth:
28/07/1947
Date of death:
26/02/2022
Investigation status:
Report published
Category of death:
Natural causes
Establishment type:
Prison

Edward McCulloch

Published:
Date of birth:
24/06/1938
Date of death:
25/06/2021
Investigation status:
Report published
Category of death:
Natural causes
Establishment type:
Prison

Mervyn Tedbury

Published:
Date of birth:
11/05/1939
Date of death:
03/04/2022
Investigation status:
Report published
Category of death:
Natural causes
Establishment type:
Prison

Raymond Kingsland

Published:
Date of birth:
26/03/1950
Date of death:
06/02/2025
Investigation status:
Report published
Category of death:
Natural causes
Establishment type:
Prison

Adam Benton

Published:
Date of birth:
28/10/1973
Date of death:
15/01/2025
Investigation status:
Report published
Category of death:
Natural causes
Establishment type:
Prison

Donald Eaton

Published:
Date of birth:
28/07/1951
Date of death:
25/12/2024
Investigation status:
Report published
Category of death:
Natural causes
Establishment type:
Prison