Rapist sues jail for pounds 50,000 over lack of exercise; Prisoner says human rights were breached.Byline: Tom Mullen Mul´len n. 1. (Bot.) See Mullein. APRISONER serving life for raping a pregnant teenage girl has launched a claim for pounds 50,000 in damages from a North East jail - for not allowing him enough outdoor exercise. Leslie Malcolm, who is serving his second sentence for rape, launched his bid against HMP HMP - hybrid multiprocessing Frankland in County Durham “Durham county” redirects here. For other uses, see Durham County. County Durham is a county in north-east England. It can be used to refer to 4 different entities:
He is demanding pounds 50,000 because he claims he was only allowed 30 minutes of open-air exercise on each of the 158 days he served in the North E ast jail. He says that his rights under Article 8 of the European Convention European Convention Europe n → Europäische(r) Konvent m, EU-Konvent m of Human Rights have been breached. Malcolm, who was jailed for life in 1996 for the attack on an 18-year-old girl who was 10 weeks pregnant, is receiving legal aid to take his battle to court. He says that the lack of open-air exercise meant that there was "interference with his psychological integrity" which caused him "increased stress and feelings of indignity in·dig·ni·ty n. pl. in·dig·ni·ties 1. Humiliating, degrading, or abusive treatment. 2. A source of offense, as to a person's pride or sense of dignity; an affront. 3. ". Last night, David Hines of the National Victims' Association, Full story said: "We are sick of this Human Rights Act". P8 |
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