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Prison officer unaware of reports suicide inmate was bullied, inquiry told

Source: PA Wire

A prison officer assigned to monitor a 21-year-old who took her own life while serving a sentence has told an inquiry she was unaware of reports of her being bullied.

Heather Porter, 47, who acted as Katie Allan’s second personal officer during her time in custody at Polmont Young Offenders Institution in 2018, said she did not have access to a system where the incidents were recorded.

She was giving evidence on the third day of a

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