Woman 55, who murdered neighbour dies of Covid-19 in prison after refusing to shield - Mirror Online

Angela Burkitt, who was jailed of life for killing neighbour Joanne Heminghway, "turned blue" before she died from Covid-19 at HMP New Hall in West Yorkshire, a report revealed today.

Angela Burkitt, who was jailed for life in 2017 for killing neighbour Joanne Hemingway in a "revenge attack," died in April after contracting Covid-19 at HMP New Hall in West Yorkshire.

The report found that although Burkitt refused to shield, she was given the opportunity to do so, but the prison "should have acted sooner" to isolate her when she began to show symptoms of Covid-19

"We are satisfied that she was given the opportunity to shield during the Covid-19 pandemic, but she refused to do so, despite being advised of the risks to her health