Wandsworth Inmate Calls Affair With Officer His Biggest Regret After Missing Son's 2024 Birth
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Updated · LADbible · May 26
Wandsworth Inmate Calls Affair With Officer His Biggest Regret After Missing Son's 2024 Birth
9 articles · Updated · LADbible · May 26
Linton Weirich said the 2024 sexual relationship with HMP Wandsworth officer Linda De Sousa Abreu caused lasting damage, including turmoil with his pregnant partner and missing the birth of their son.
Weirich told The Sun the filmed encounter went viral within hours despite his objections, and said the fallout led to segregation, loss of early-release prospects and later violence against him.
He also alleged De Sousa Abreu brought in takeaways after he bought a smuggled phone for £1,500 and exchanged flirty Snapchat messages with him; she denied smuggling food or asking him to attack another inmate.
De Sousa Abreu was jailed for 5 months after pleading guilty to misconduct in public office, while the Ministry of Justice said it is tightening vetting, bolstering anti-corruption work and investing more than £40 million in prison security.
Two years after the Wandsworth scandal, have the UK’s anti-corruption measures actually fixed its broken prison system?
Was the prison guard a predator abusing her power, or was she just another victim of a failing system?
If a viral sex tape can emerge from a top-security prison, what other dangers are being hidden behind bars?