Overview

• Mohammed Ahmed, 46, was found dead in his HMP Frankland cell on March 13, 2024, and an inquest last month concluded he died by suicide.
• The PPO found staff used next-of-kin details lifted from a visits list for a different prisoner with the same name, sending police to the wrong address.
• The correct relatives were contacted the following day, and the Prison Service issued an apology and confirmed it had written to the family.
• Officials said steps to prevent a repeat now include regular, annual verification of prisoners’ next-of-kin information.
• Reports differ on where police first went — West Midlands or Rochdale — but both accounts confirm the address belonged to another inmate’s family.