The prisoner ombudsman's report said he had self-harmed 15 times in the four months before his death.

BBC: Report critical of prison staff

Two months before his death a report by the CQC said there was "insufficient evidence" that staff received the necessary training.

BBC: Dean Spicer

His death, coming so soon before the UN report's submission, had seemed suspiciously convenient, as if perhaps he had been chosen as fall guy over the killing of Hariri.

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