A man whose asthmatic son died in his prison cell after testing positive for Covid has said the Scottish Covid-19 Inquiry must deliver accountability.
Alan Inglis spoke on the second anniversary of the death of his son, Calum, who died at the age of 34 after he was never seen by a nurse.
Alan says he passed away "without help, without dignity".Calum Inglis tested positive for Covid-19 on October 12, 2021, while serving a short sentence at the privately run HMP Addiewell in West Lothian and died on October 24 after his health deteriorated rapidly.
Mr Inglis gave a statement outside the Scottish Covid-19 Inquiry as it got under way in Edinburgh on Tuesday, and called for answers over the “barbaric” way his son was treated.He said: “On 12 October 2021 my son Calum tested positive for Covid-19 while serving a short term in Addiewell prison, West Lothian.