On 08/02/2013 I commenced an investigation into the death of Luke Myers, 24 . The investigation concluded at the end of the inquest on 17 July 2015. The conclusion of the inquest was that: At 06.45 on 4/2/13 Luke Myers was found in his cell I-4-13, hanging from a bunk-bed by a ligature fashioned from a leather belt, which Luke had tied to the top rail of the bunk-bed, and had fastened the buckle end around his neck. Luke was in a single occupancy cell and should not have had the leather belt in his possession. Luke was troubled by the length of his sentence, and also a pending adjudication relating to a server incident, and these are more than likely a relevant factor in Luke putting himself in a potentially fatal position, but it is unclear as to his intentions. At the time of Luke's death he was on an open ACCT document and was observed at regular intervals throughout the day and night. Luke was last seen alive at 05.10 on 04/02/13. When Luke was found he was cut down from the bunk-beds and efforts were made to resuscitate him. These efforts were unsuccessful. Luke was pronounced dead at 07.05 on 04/02/13. At 06.45 on 4/2/13 Luke Myers was found in his cell I-4-13, hanging from a bunk-bed by a ligature fashioned from a leather belt, which Luke had lied to the top rail of the bunk-bed, and had fastened the buckle end around his neck. Luke was in a single occupancy cell and should not have had the leather belt in his possession. Luke was troubled by the length of his sentence, and also a pending adjudication relating to a server incident, and these are more than likely a relevant factor in Luke putting himself in a potentially fatal position, but it is unclear as to his intentions. At the time of Luke's death he was on an open ACCT document and was observed at regular intervals throughout the day and night. Luke was last seen alive at 05.10 on 04/02/13. When Luke was found he was cut down from the bunk-beds and efforts were made to resuscitate him. These efforts were unsuccessful. Luke was pronounced dead at 07.05 on 04/02/13.

The cause of death found was 1a Hanging

Luke Myers was on an open ACCT process commenced on the 30/01/13. A previous ACCT was closed with a post closure interview on 22/01/15. His mother had died when he was 3 years old and he had ended up within the care system. He self-injured as a distraction. He suffered from a depressive illness and his history involved severe and multiple adversities at the more severe end of clinical practice. He was concerned about the length of his sentence as he did not want history to repeat itself with his own children growing up without a father as he had to without a mother. The prison had calculated his conditional release date as at 27/08/2021 and further that his parole eligibility date was 27/08/2018. The Court asked that the MOJ check for the correct dates and it was only during the inquest that it was confirmed that the conditional release date should have been 25/02/2017 and the parole process did not apply at all. Luke was also concerned about whether adjudication with regard to an altercation with an officer at a food servery could have resulted in added days. The adjudication was due for hearing on the day of Luke’s death 04/02/2013.

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