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flag A woman settles a High Court claim over her father’s 2021 death in HMP Hull, where delayed medical care due to staff misjudgment led to his death from Covid-19 complications.

flag Melanie Kalay has settled a High Court claim over her father Alpha Kalay’s 2021 death in HMP Hull prison, where he died from Covid-19 complications at age 74. flag Despite known health risks from his ethnicity, spinal nerve damage, and incontinence, staff wrongly assumed his soiled clothing signaled a “dirty protest,” delaying medical care and leading to segregation. flag He was later hospitalized with severe respiratory and kidney failure, dying five days after contracting the virus. flag The inquest found staff failed to properly assess his condition. flag The settlement, for a five-figure sum, acknowledges systemic failures without admitting fault. flag The Prison Service and healthcare provider expressed sorrow, citing pandemic challenges and confidentiality limits.

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