Dovegate: Officer pleads guilty to misconduct in public office
by Martin Blades | 23 October 2025
A former prison officer has admitted she made calls to a violent inmate locked up for a vicious machete attack. Heather Pinchbeck, 28, is accused of making secret calls to Joseph Hardy, 31, while working as an officer at Category B HMP Dovegate in Uttoxeter, Staffordshire. Hardy started a 14-year sentence for GBH in 2017 […]
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