Mesut Olgun Death in Prison - Court of Appeal
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The prison officer that was charged with Mesut’s care, Graham Evans, was convicted in November 2023 of Misconduct in Public Office at Worcester Crown Court.
Graham Evans fabricated the number of welfare checks he conducted on Mesut. He was on overnight duty at HMP Hewell on 7 June 2018 and was required to check on Mesut, who was high-risk, four times every hour.
He recorded that he had carried out a total of 33 checks but CCTV footage later revealed he had performed only 15, leaving Mesut unsupervised for significant periods of time.
On 12 June 2025 the Court of Appeal will consider several grounds of appeal by Mr Evans, some of which focus on whether the officer was acting as a public officer in his role as a staff member at the prison, responsible for vulnerable prisoners.
The Family are represented by Daniel Lemberger Cooper of Imran Khan and Partners, who can be contacted on 0207 404 3004 or danielc@ikpsolicitors.com.
