By Ashley Young-
An inmate of HMP Manchester prison has been denied exercise and a shower for four days because he refused to take a Covid -19 test.
Aaron Brown, 33 was deprived of a shower after he told prison screws that he did not need a covid test since he is double vaccinated and is banged up for 22 hours of the day.
Mr Brown from Manchester who has been in jail since 2005 for section 18 wounding with intent, following a dropped charge of attempted murder, was denied parole after police received intelligence that he posed a danger to the mother of his child, and allegedly served drugs in the prison ward.
Mr. Brown was moved from the HMP Forest Bank to HMP Manchester prison, where he was moved from the category B where prisoners with violent tendencies are held, to category A/B- the part of the prison where criminals like murderers unlikely to ever get out, are generally caged.
Brown was sentenced to 3 years and 133 years imprisonment before parole, but under an IPP, given a 99 year increased to protect the public after cops received an anonymous call stating he posed a danger to life, but no independent evidence was provided for this.
Mr. Brown’s family say he is being unfairly bullied in the prison by screws due to a targeted campaign of attacks against him by Manchester police whom he says have marked him.
The mother of his child, Jessica Myles, and her former partner, Michael Ward, were both given Osman warnings, citing threat to life by Mr. Brown, who claims not to know Mr. Ward at all.
An Osman warning is a warning of a death threat or risk of murder issued by the British police or authorities to the prospective victim. It comes from the 1998 legal case of Osman vs United Kingdom which was heard by the European Court of Human Rights.
Under parole rules, an inmate can be recalled if intelligence is received that suggests they pose an immediate threat to the safety of anybody.
However, Brown’s family, who are fighting for his release, say police have been prejudicial against him because of past family criminal ties which have nothing to do with the facts of the case for which he is being kept in jail. They say no evidence was ever presented to him as to why he was being jailed.
His sister, Tiffany Brown, told The Eye Of Media.Com: ”My brother is being treated wrongly.He has not been allowed any shower or exercise for 96 hours, that’s wrong , they are not allowed to do that. He is being bullied and treated absolutely wrongly in prison. This is illegal and they are not allowed to act this way. He says he can see that the screws are spitting in his food and all sorts. They are definitely targeting him”.
Brown has also accused his former solicitor, Howard Bernstein, of colluding with police against him, after he lodged an appeal to his conviction without consulting him, and did not include any point of law in an appeal sent to the court of appeal on his behalf.
His family have threatened to sue the solicitor firm, Howard Bernstein, for professional negligence, as well as Greater Manchester police for corruption and wrongful arrest.
HMP Manchster was contacted for comment.