Wrexham prisoner's stab injury 'exceptionally significant'

Gary Douglass was being held on remand at HMP Altcourse in Liverpool

A prisoner from Wrexham who died after stabbing himself suffered an "exceptionally significant injury", an inquest has heard.

Gary Douglass, 20, tried to cut his own throat and stabbed himself in the stomach on 2 October, 2013.

Mr Douglass, who faced an attempted murder charge, died on 12 October.

Surgeon Duncan Stewart said damage to the main vessel from his heart meant there was a good chance he would not have survived surgery.

Mr Douglass also damaged his bowel and pancreatic gland in the stabbing, the inquest in Ruthin, Denbighshire, heard.

But Mr Stewart said the prisoner made a "good recovery" after an operation on 2 October.

Four days later, he recorded in his notes that Mr Douglass would be fit enough to be discharged within 24 to 48 hours.

But two days after being let out of hospital and while being held at Liverpool's Altcourse prison, Mr Douglass's condition deteriorated and he died during emergency surgery.

The inquest continues.