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PPO Opens Investigation Into Death of Emma Tuff After Release From HMP Styal

The prison watchdog confirms an inquiry is underway into her post-release death, with no cause disclosed.

Overview

  • The Prisons and Probation Ombudsman lists the investigation as "in progress" on its website.
  • Emma Tuff, 36, died on October 24 after leaving the women-only HMP Styal in Wilmslow, Cheshire.
  • The watchdog has posted her identifying details, but no circumstances or cause of death have been made public.
  • Court records show she pleaded guilty in 2021 to dangerous driving over an April 14, 2020 police pursuit that ended in a crash.
  • She had no licence or insurance at the time and received a 14-month sentence, and reports say she was formerly from Denton and reportedly a mother of five.