"She had just gone about her work with her usual professionalism. She had done nothing to engender this furious, violent attack. She said at the time: "For Tina Cantello, this was totally unexpected, and totally unprovoked.
'Furious, violent attack'ĭuring the sentencing of Mr Hutton in 2018, Mrs Justice Philippa Whipple said Mrs Cantello had "no escape" from "evil" Hutton, who was "intent on killing her". In particular, the court heard an email from Long Lartin regarding his healthcare had been missed due to staffing issues. Questions were also raised to members of staff from the Safer Custody team about whether there was an adequate handover regarding Mr Hutton's healthcare needs when he was transferred to Long Lartin from HMP Belmarsh in London. These are important for the knowledge of the control room who make the outside call to the ambulance service."
"A code blue represents the same risk but through breathing difficulties. "A code red is called to alert healthcare staff there's a significant risk to a patient's life through a loss of blood," she said. Kirsty Hughes, deputy head of healthcare at Long Lartin, was asked to explain the medical emergency codes used when a prisoner needs urgent help. When you've made your choice, hit Save Changes button at the bottom. There are other newsletters available if you want them as well. Once you're there, put your email address where it says at the top, then tick the Daily Worcestershire Live updates box.
It is delivered free of charge direct to your email inbox at 9am, seven days a week, giving you all the news you need from across the region at your fingertips.įirst just click on this link to our newsletter sign-up centre. The Worcestershire Live newsletter goes out once a day and has a selection of our most popular articles, reporting on life in and around the area and keeping you up to date on everything from the latest on coronavirus to all you need to know about crime, education and traffic and travel. Six days later, on January 26, Mr Hutton was found unresponsive in his cell with deep cuts to his wrists."įollowing this incident, he was kept under regular observation and was prescribed medication from the prison's GP. "On January 20, Mr Hutton told staff he was frustrated and anxious. Mr Reid continued: "He reported that he was worried he may do something to someone else out of frustration. Towards the end of 2018, he was transferred to Long Lartin, where he often reported feeling frustrated or distressed and went on to self-harm. "He was profoundly deaf and had a history of mental health and substance misuse issues."
"He was serving a life sentence - he received that sentence in 2018.