Two female prison workers, both 25, 'had inappropriate relationship with same inmate' | The Sun

TWO female prison workers are in the dock accused of having an "inappropriate relationship" with the same lag.

Nurse Elyse Hibbs and custody officer Ruth Shmylo, both 25, have been charged with misconduct after alleged flings with a prisoner.

The women are accused of becoming involved with the inmate at the category B Parc Prison in Bridgend.

The man has not been named in court charges.

Shmylo's alleged five-month relationship is said to have taken place between December and April 2021.

Hibbs then allegedly got involved with the same man between May and July.

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Qualified nurse Hibbs is accused of misconduct while working at two prisons, the 1,652-capacity HMP Parc and HMP Manchester – known as Strangeways – 210 miles away.

The defendants appeared before magistrates in Cardiff earlier this week.

They will next come before a judge at Cardiff Crown Court in September.

Prosecutors allege the women "abused the public's trust" by "engaging in an inappropriate relationship with a prisoner".

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Neither defendant has yet entered a plea to the common law charges.

Hibbs, of Newbridge, Gwent, and Shmylo, of Pontypridd, will next appear in court for a plea and trial preparation hearing.

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