Overview
- Reay, 67, died on July 9 while serving his sentence at HMP Holme House in Teesside.
- He had been jailed last year for 25 years at Durham Crown Court for multiple child sex offences against two young girls.
- The Prisons and Probation Ombudsman found his medical care was of a good standard and equivalent to what he would have received in the community.
- The PPO reported no non-clinical concerns and made no recommendations in relation to his death.
- Correspondence cited in the PPO report praised healthcare and prison staff for staying with and comforting Reay in his final days, while police had previously labeled him a "vile predator" for prolonged abuse.