The Tribune

AN inmate serving a sentence at the Bahamas Department of Correctional Services died in the Princess Margaret Hospital on Sunday.

According to a statement from BDCS Commissioner Patrick Wright, on October 21 sentenced inmate Theophilus Thompson was referred by the facility’s medical officer to PMH for further management and treatment for an illness.

“The said resident was detained to the hospital where he died on Sunday, (November) 1,” Mr Wright’s statement said. “The correctional authorities are awaiting on the autopsy to determine the cause of death.”

The inmate’s illness was not disclosed.