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Ex-Prison Officer Pleads Not Guilty to Misconduct and Contraband Plot, Trial Set for April 2027

The case proceeds on bail with a distant trial date that the judge attributed to a heavy court backlog.

Overview

  • Kayleigh Robson, 29, denied a misconduct in public office charge alleging intimate relationships with prisoners at HMP Peterborough.
  • Prosecutors say she conspired to smuggle cannabis and tobacco into the prison and became involved in a money laundering arrangement.
  • Robson appeared at Cambridge Crown Court alongside Adam Hussain, Ashley Neal, and Roy Shalliker, who all denied the contraband conspiracy.
  • Hussain and Neal also pleaded not guilty to money laundering, and all defendants were granted bail ahead of a two-week trial starting April 19, 2027 at Huntingdon Crown Court.
  • Two further defendants are due to appear at later hearings, with the alleged conduct dated between June 2020 and April 2021 at the Category B privately run facility.