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A prison officer said he was "disgusted" after a nurse disrespected an inmate who took his own life days later.

Aaron Lee Taylor, aged 32 and from Preston, was serving a prison sentence at Lancashire's HMP Garthwhen he was found dead in his cell on August 28 in 2023.

He had initially been at Preston Prison but was transferred to Garth after he was assaulted by another inmate, LancsLive reports.

An inquest into Aaron's death, which is ongoing at County Hall in Preston, heard from Shaun Bradley, a prison officer at Garth.

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Officer Bradley said he knew Aaron "very well" having worked at the jail for 10 years during which time Aaron had "done two tours".

He told the inquest: "He knew he could speak to the likes o

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