AN inquest has found that Prison Service chiefs acted appropriately when dealing with the illness that led to the death of murderer Fred McClenaghan.
McClenaghan, from Magherafelt in Co Derry, was sentenced to 13 years in jail shooting his former partner Marion Millican (51) in March 2011.
McClenaghan killed Ms Millican with a shotgun at a launderette Portstewart.
He initially claimed he had been attempting to take his own life before admitting to the murder.
During the inquest his sister Eleanor McKee described him as coming from a “very loving and Christian family" and revealed how she had expressed concerns about her brother’s “grey colour” to prison staff.
She added that other family members had asked him to speak to someone about what he said was a recurring headache.
The hearing was shown CCTV footage of McClenaghan collapsing twice within a 45-minute period and is taken to Causeway Hospital after being examined by a nurse.
He was subsequently transferred to the Royal Victoria Hospital in Belfast, where he died five days later.
Coroner Maria Dougan said the deceased had failed to raise his recurring headache with staff and ruled that he had received appropriate care and treatment.
“I find that the Northern Ireland Prison Service acted appropriately in relation to the deceased," she said.
