Tony Joynes, 47, was sentenced at Carlisle Crown Court in 2020 for a terrifying axe and knife attack on a local couple. The jury rejected his claims and found Joynes, who at that time had no fixed address, unanimously guilty of both offences. Announcing that an investigation is now "in progress", the Ombudsman’s website stated that Joynes passed away on July 13. At the time of his death, he was a serving prisoner at HMP Garth, a Category B prison located at Ulnes Walton, Lancashire. Passing sentence, Judge Nicholas Barker said he was satisfied that the violence meted out by Joynes was planned and intentional.
