- Private prison operator Sodexo and NHS Lothian have admitted criminal charges over the death of 34-year-old prisoner Calum Inglis at HMP Addiewell in October 2021.
- The case is believed to be the first successful prosecution in the UK relating to a Covid-19 death.
- Mr Inglis, who was asthmatic, was isolated in his cell for 12 days after testing positive for Covid-19 and died without being seen by a nurse, despite repeatedly requesting medical attention.
- An expert report presented to Edinburgh Sheriff Court concluded that receiving proper medical care would have significantly increased Mr Inglis's chances of survival.
- Sheriff Julius Komorowski told Mr Inglis’s family, who were present in the courtroom, that he had died in “awful circumstances”.
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