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A prisoner who died after apparently overdosing on prescription medicines had allegedly been ringing her cell alarm bell for more than two hours with no response, the Guardian has learned.
A prisoner who died after apparently overdosing on prescription medicines had allegedly been ringing her cell alarm bell for more than two hours with no response, the Guardian has learned.
Staff who eventually responded found Natasha Chin, 41, dead in her cell in Bronzefield prison, Surrey, on Tuesday evening. Inmates at the jail, run by Sodexo, said she had been ringing her alarm bell and calling for help for two-and-a-half hours.
CPR was attempted, but Chin was pronounced dead at 10.40pm.
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