A staff member at north London's Pentonville Prison has died after suffering Covid-19 symptoms, the Prison Officers' Association (POA) said.
He was named as Bovil Peter, a support staff worker at the men's prison who was married and believed to be in his sixties. POA national chairman Mark Fairhurst said: "He was an experienced member of staff, of operational support grade working at HMP Pentonville, and he died earlier this week due to Covid-19 symptoms." Mr Fairhurst did not know if Mr Peter had any underlying health conditions.
He added: "I just want to highlight the fact that this (Covid-19) puts us all at risk. "We are on the front line doing a commendable job on behalf of society and he will be sadly missed by all his colleagues. "We