'My daughter shouldn't have died - they treated her like a feral dog in a cage'

Alex Davies, 25, was found dead in a prison cell after she killed herself on Christmas Eve - her heartbroken parents have slammed the jail staff and said their actions 'contributed towards her death'

A heartbroken mum claimed her vulnerable daughter was "treated like a feral dog" when she took her own life in a prison on Christmas Eve.

Alex Davies, 25, who suffered from severe borderline personality disorder and post-traumatic stress disorder from sexual abuse, was found dead in a segregation cell at a UK jail. The 25-year-old, had been in Styal Prison, near Manchester , but an inquiry heard how Alex should have been placed in a mental health hospital instead of the site where she would later die. A jury at an 11-day inquest at Cheshire Coroner's Court found that neglect contributed