Rose West 'on Her Last Legs' and 'Rotting Away' in West Yorkshire Prison at 72
Prison staff assigned emergency evacuation support as sources say the 72-year-old can barely move and may need a wheelchair in a fire.
- Notorious serial killer Rose West, 72, is increasingly frail at HMP New Hall in West Yorkshire, where prison staff implemented a Personal Emergency Evacuation Plan due to her declining health.
- Imprisoned for 31 years, West was transferred from Low Newton, Durham in 2019 after her conviction for the murders of at least nine women and girls.
- Sources report West is "on her last legs" and in a "really bad way," noting she can "barely move" without assistance and remains confined to her prison wing.
- Under the PEEP, staff must assign personnel to assist West and arrange safe escape routes, ensuring she can evacuate immediately during emergencies like fires.
- Inmates at New Hall have complained about "carb heavy" meals, prompting Independent Monitoring Board inspectors to task catering managers with finding "healthier and more nutritionally balanced meals.
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Serial killer Rose West ‘on her last legs’ as evacuation plan put in place
One of Britain's most notorious serial killers "does not have long left" after a dramatic deterioration in her health. Rose West received 10 life sentences in 1995 after she was found guilty of murdering 10 young girls and women with her husband, Fred West.Following more than a decade incarcerated at Low Newton Prison, Durham, Rose was moved to HMP New Hall, near Wakefield, in the summer of 2019 after fellow inmate Joanna Dennehy plotted to kill…
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It is reported West can 'barely move' at HMP New Hill
Rose West 'on her last legs' and 'rotting away' in West Yorkshire prison at 72
Serial killer Rose West, 72, has spent the last 31 years behind bars and her condition is reportedly deteriorating – the murderer would be unable to leave jail unaided in a fire or emergency, a source claims
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