Prisoner 'did not regret' killing his dad - report

Lukasz Lukasik took his own life at HMP Hull in May 2021

A prisoner who admitted to killing his father and trying to kill his mother "did not regret" his actions before taking his own life, a report has said.

Lukasz Lukasik died in HMP Hull on 27 May 2021, 13 days after he pleaded guilty to murdering Jerzy Lukasik at a property on Finkle Street in Selby the previous December.

The 36-year-old had also pleaded guilty to the attempted murder of his mother Maria Lukasik and assaulting his sister Monica Lukasik at the same address on the same day.

An Ombudsman's investigation into the killer's death said that while prison staff should have gained emergency access to his cell more quickly when they could not see him, this "did not affect the outcome".

It said there was a 14-minute delay between prison officers checking on Lukasik again after they were first unable to view him through his cell door, while there was a further seven-minute wait until an emergency code for the door was requested.

It was then another seven minutes before entry to the cell was gained.

The report said that while Lukasik had been "dead for some time", a shorter delay would make a "critical difference" in future emergencies.

Lukasik, who was a Polish national who had been in the UK for 17 years, was found to have taken his own life at an inquest in December 2023.

The Ombudsman said that a nurse screening Lukasik's health in January 2021 noted he was "not at risk of suicide or self-harm".

Lukasik had admitted killing his father and trying to kill his mother and assaulting his sister on Finkle Street in Selby in December 2020

It added: "Mr Lukasik said he was aware that he was facing a long prison sentence and did not regret his offence."

The report said that prison staff initially completed regular welfare checks and there was "little to indicate" the inmate was an "imminent risk" to himself.

However, the Ombudsman said there was a "missed opportunity" to assess his risk of self-harm and suicide after he changed his initial not guilty pleas at a court hearing on 14 May.

The report acknowledged "significant difficulties" at HMP Hull was facing due to Covid at the time of the incident and added that the prison had "already reviewed and revised procedures" for men deemed to be at increased risk.

But it recommended prisoners be asked if they "consider whether the risk to themselves has changed" after each court appearance via video link.

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