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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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1279 fatal incident reports

Michael Walls

Published:
Date of birth:
29/09/1970
Date of death:
19/01/2024
Investigation status:
Pending inquest outcome
Establishment type:
Prison

Kyle Watts

Published:
Date of birth:
14/01/1995
Date of death:
22/10/2025
Investigation status:
In progress
Establishment type:
Approved premises

Luftor Rahman

Published:
Date of birth:
10/01/1941
Date of death:
21/10/2025
Investigation status:
In progress
Establishment type:
Prison

David Marsh

Published:
Date of birth:
30/04/1955
Date of death:
19/10/2025
Investigation status:
In progress
Establishment type:
Prison

Jordan Tams

Published:
Date of birth:
08/03/2007
Date of death:
18/10/2025
Investigation status:
In progress
Establishment type:
Prison

Toby Smith

Published:
Date of birth:
31/01/1996
Date of death:
17/10/2025
Investigation status:
In progress
Establishment type:
Prison

Lee Amos

Published:
Date of birth:
21/02/1976
Date of death:
22/04/2024
Investigation status:
Report published
Category of death:
Natural causes
Establishment type:
Prison

David Ridgeway

Published:
Date of birth:
22/05/1973
Date of death:
07/10/2024
Investigation status:
Pending inquest outcome
Establishment type:
Prison

Stefan Adi

Published:
Date of birth:
18/12/1996
Date of death:
09/12/2021
Investigation status:
Pending inquest outcome
Establishment type:
Prison

Anthony Shackell

Published:
Date of birth:
22/05/1943
Date of death:
16/10/2025
Investigation status:
In progress
Establishment type:
Prison