Report of the Inquiry into the circumstances of the Death of Bernard ...

point on the history sheets kept on the wing that an F2052SH had been open and
closed, though there is a later reference to it on 25 July in an entry by Officer Smyth (see
below paragraph 7.34). For the remainder of his life, staff at Manchester did not consider
Sonny Lodge to be at risk of suicide or self-harm.
Disciplinary charge
6.9 Four days after the closure of the F2052SH Sonny Lodge was sacked from the
workshop and charged with endangering health and safety by firing staples from a
compressed air gun. At the adjudication, a governor imposed seven added days
suspended for one month, seven days stoppage of 100% of earnings and seven days
stoppage of all privileges. Losing his job and the temporary loss of privileges significantly
altered Sonny’s access to occupation and resources for the remainder of his sentence
and prompted the first of several wing moves.
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