London prisoner with muscle-wasting condition claims he has to crawl on floor
Summary
A London prisoner with a muscle-wasting disease says he has been forced to crawl in jail due to lack of medical care and no wheelchair. He reports pain, missed medical appointments, and poor treatment while awaiting trial.Key Facts
- Umer Khalid, 22, has limb-girdle muscular dystrophy, which weakens his muscles.
- He is held at Wormwood Scrubs prison in west London and awaits trial in January.
- Khalid claims he had to crawl to get medicine because he was not given a wheelchair or appropriate support.
- He went 26 days without a shower while waiting for a shower chair.
- He missed hospital appointments because he could not move around easily.
- During a fire alarm, prison staff left him in bed, despite his inability to move or alert them.
- He says prison health workers doubted his condition and told officers he exaggerated.
- The Ministry of Justice says prison needs are assessed and arranged when prisoners enter custody.
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