A Scottish prison officer has died from coronavirus. The popular and "much respected" Scottish Prison Service worker lost his life to the deadly virus today.
His identity and the jail where he worked is unknown. Announcing the news, The Professional Trades Union for Prison, Correctional and Secure Psychiatric Workers described the death as an "enormous loss" deeply felt by his colleagues.In a statement, they said: "We are very sad to hear of the death of one our colleagues in the prison service today."This is our first staff member to lose their life from COVID-19 in the service here in Scotland, and our deepest condolences go to the family members who will be tonight, trying to come to terms with their enormous loss."The POA in Scotland