Prison nurse, 29, pleads guilty to misconduct over relationship with inmate jailed for fatal attack in UK

A 29-year-old UK prison nurse, Stephanie Adair, has pleaded guilty to misconduct in public office after admitting to an inappropriate relationship with an inmate at HMP Wandsworth in south-west London. The inmate was Jahki Crosdale, 28, who is serving a six-year prison sentence for a fatal attack on Charlie Burns, a 19-year-old trainee plumber, in 2015. The attack was linked to a £150 cannabis debt. The relationship reportedly ran from 1 September 2023 to 2 November 2024 and came to light after Crosdale listed Adair's address in his court documents. According to the charge, Adair maintained an inappropriate personal relationship with Crosdale and communicated with him using an unauthorised mobile phone while working as a prison nurse. Crosdale also admitted transmitting images or sounds from inside HMP Wandsworth and HMP Lowdham Grange without authorisation between February and October 2024. Adair appeared before Wimbledon Magistrates' Court, where Judge Georgina Kent told her to cooperate with the preparation of a pre-sentence report ahead of sentencing on 9 February 2027. Following an investigation, the Nursing and Midwifery Council temporarily restricted Adair from working in prisons. She remains listed as a practice nurse at Trevelyan House GP surgery in Tooting, south-west London.