'Yorkshire strangler' dies in prison just one month after conviction for violent attack

A stateless antheral convicted of strangulation aft helium had grabbed the cervix of a terrified pistillate successful the thoroughfare successful York, died conscionable 1 period into his situation condemnation for the convulsive attack

Daniel Rocks, a stateless cause idiosyncratic who strangled a pistillate connected the streets of York, has passed distant successful jailhouse simply a period aft his sentencing.

Rocks was recovered blameworthy of strangling aft helium viciously gripped a pistillate by her cervix successful an unprovoked assault. The incidental saw Rocks hurling the pistillate against a obstruction and throttling her successful Burton Stone Lane, Clifton, York contempt the information she had tried to assistance him earlier helium turned violent.

Five courageous bystanders stepped successful to rescue the pistillate from the intoxicated Rocks. Originally from Clifton, Rocks was slapped with a situation condemnation of 18 months past June aft pleading blameworthy to 'intentional strangulation and different counts of assault.

He succumbed to coronary bosom illness connected July 26 astatine HMP Hull aged conscionable 46.

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A study released by the Prisons Ombudsman sheds airy connected Rocks' demise, reports Yorkshire Live.

The papers stated: "On 24 May 2023, Mr Daniel Rocks was convicted of intentional strangulation and sent to HMP Hull. In June helium was sentenced to 18 months. He died of coronary bosom illness connected 26 July, astatine Hull. He was 46 years old. We connection our condolences to Mr Rocks' household and friends."

NHS England appointed an autarkic objective reviewer to scrutinise the attraction provided to Rocks astatine Hull. The reappraisal recovered that the attraction was "reasonable modular and partially equivalent to that which helium could person expected to person successful the community."

While immoderate recommendations were made not related to Rocks' demise, 1 was straight connected.

The Ombudsman stated: "The Head of Healthcare should guarantee that each healthcare unit adhere to NICE Guidance for patients presenting with raised humor glucose levels."

After reviewing the archetypal report, HMPPS (Prison and Probation Service) and Spectrum CIC, the situation healthcare provider, did not quality immoderate facts. Spectrum CIC has since submitted an enactment program attached to the report.

An inquest connected October 15 determined that Rocks passed distant owed to earthy causes.