A man who was jailed for shooting his neighbour in the leg with a semi-automatic firearm has died while serving his prison sentence.
Brian Acott, who was 79, from Fittleworth, was sentenced in 2016 after pleading guilty to grievous bodily harm and possession of a firearm.
He died on the 17th of September 2024.
An investigation by the Prisons and Probation Ombudsman concluded that Acott died of natural causes.
The Report from the PPO detailed his history and time spent in prison: On 19 June 1995, Mr Brian Acott was sentenced to life imprisonment for murder of his mother. On 8 June 2005 he was released from prison on a life licence. On 2 November 2015, Mr Acott was recalled to prison on his life licence for committing grievous bodily harm on a neighbour, for which he was sentenced to 99 months imprisonment. On 14 September 2021, Mr Acott was released from prison. On 25 May 2022 he was recalled to prison again for breaching his licence on 25 May 2022. On 23 February 2024, the Parole Board directed Mr Acott’s release from prison. But as no suitable accommodation could be secured, he remained in prison until his death.
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