Lucasz Lukasik found hanged in HMP Hull cell after murdering his father

Lucasz Lukasik was found hanged in his prison cell at HMP Hull, an inquest heard

A prisoner found hanged in his cell at HMP Hull had days earlier admitted murdering his own father.

Lucasz Lukasik, 36, also admitted attempting to kill his mother and assaulting his sister at an address in Selby town centre.

On Monday, the inquest into Lukasik's death heard how guards found him dead at 05:13 BST on 27 May 2021.

Jurors, sitting in Hull Coroner's Court, were shown a note found in the cell which read: "Bye bye everyone".

Lukasik killed his father during an altercation in Finkle Street, Selby, in December 2020

On 14 May 2021, Lukasik, of Charles Street, Selby, pleaded guilty to murdering his father Jerzy Lukasik, attempting to murder his mother Maria Lukasik and assaulting his sister Monica Lukasik.

Officers had been called to reports of an altercation at an address in Finkle Street in the North Yorkshire town on 29 December 2020.

After first appearing at York Magistrates' Court, Lukasik was remanded to HMP Hull on 4 January 2021.

Gary Sword, then head of safety at the jail, said a digital record of Lukasik's pleas was sent from Leeds Crown Court to HMP Leeds, as per protocol, but it had not been forwarded to Hull colleagues.

Asked by assistant coroner James Hargan what would have happened had staff received the document, Mr Sword replied guilty pleas would have amounted to a "change in circumstances", adding Lukasik would have undergone another risk assessment.

'No concerns'

However, Mr Sword was clear no concerns were ever raised about Lukasik's state of mind.

Shannon Breen, an operational support officer at the prison, said she had completed a "roll count" on the evening of 26 May but had "no concerns" about Lukasik.

She said officers would not ordinarily check on prisoners during the night unless they had specific care plans or an in-cell alarm had been activated.

During morning roll count, Ms Breen said she had initially not seen Lukasik in his cell and had wrongly believed he had been taken to hospital.

When a check of the system showed he should have been in his cell, Ms Green said she quickly returned and it was then that she had seen a ligature.

Pathologist Dr Christopher Johnson gave the medical cause of death as hanging. He said officers had noted the presence of rigor mortis, but said estimating the time of death was "not like you see on television", explaining that Mr Lukasik could have been dead for "30 minutes or considerably longer".

Lukasik's death happened during the pandemic, which saw prisoners locked up for 23 hours a day to limit infection, Mr Sword said.

Prisoners had access to a range of support from both officers and fellow inmates, he said. In addition, every cell had an emergency alarm, he added.

Police said there were no suspicious circumstances.

Polish-born Lukasik had resided in the UK for 17 years, the inquest was told.

The jury was expected to begin considering its conclusion on Tuesday.