Shotts prisoners found dead in cells all consumed street valium says FAI into deaths

Three men who died at a Lanarkshire jail within months of each other all consumed street valium at the time of their deaths, a Fatal Accident Inquiry (FAI) has found.

HMP Shotts prisoners Marius Bauba, 28, Thomas Thompson, 46, and James Garscadden, 32, died between April and July 2021.

Mr Thompson was found dead on his cell floor on April 17, 2021. Mr Garscadden was found dead in the bed of his cell on the morning of June 27.

Mr Bauba, 28, was rushed to Wishaw General Hospital on July 23 after he was discovered unresponsive in his cell. He died the following day, reports the Daily Record.

The FAI found that all three men died after taking etizolam, also known as street valium. Other drugs, including cocaine and opiods, were also discovered in their systems following post-mortem exa