A prison officer who claimed he was sacked for whistleblowing following the death of an Aberdeen inmate has lost a claim for unfair dismissal.
William Main, 51, told jail bosses his colleagues had “terrorised” an inmate who later killed himself behind bars.
Main, a warder at Polmont Young Offenders’ Institutions in Stirling, said Raygen Merchant, 17, had been confronted in his cell in 2014.
He claimed two prison officers had told the teenager news had been spread among inmates he was facing sexual misconduct allegations.
Merchant, of Aberdeen, was later found dead in his cell.
The former Northfield Academy pupil appeared at Glasgow High Court days earlier and admitted attacking an Aberdeen woman in her Garthdee home with a knife after her 10-year-old son tried to fight him off.
Main later told Scottish Prison Service (SPS) bosses he had grave concerns over the incident and he also contacted Michael Matheson MSP.
He further gave an interview to police in 2016 over the incident but no charges were ever brought.
A fatal accident inquiry later ruled Merchant had not complained about bullying and that the trigger for his suicide was the fact he had been labelled a sex offender after details of a knife attack he had committed on a woman were made public.
Main, who had 20 years of experience, was on prolonged sick leave until SPS dismissed him in 2017.
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