A filthy animal of a paedophile has thankfully died in prison. Disgraced James McCafferty had been ill for some time and, undoubtably, endured slow and lingering death.
An examination into the catastrophic accident resulting in the death of former Celtic youth team coach James McCafferty has determined that he succumbed to heart illness.
The 76-year-old, James McCafferty, was discovered deceased in his cell at HMP Glenochil on November 19, 2022. It has since been established that he succumbed to a decline in health, with no accidental factors contributing to his death.
The investigation into his death was legally required because he died while incarcerated, aiming to ascertain the circumstances of his demise and whether alternative measures may have been implemented to avert it.
The investigation determined that no accident occurred, stating that ‘the cause of death was complications of atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease,’ and decided that no reasonable safeguards could have been implemented to avert the death.
At the time of his death James McCafferty was subject to mandatory two hour checks by carers who were accompanied by prison officers due to his ill health.
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James McCafferty had been noted as sleepy but not complaining of feeling unwell at midnight and 2am but at 4am he was found to have died in the two hours prior to that.
Following the publication of the determination, Procurator Fiscal Andy Shanks, who leads on fatalities investigations for COPFS said: “We note and welcome the Sheriff’s determination.
“The Procurator Fiscal ensured that the full facts and circumstances of Mr James McCafferty’s death were provided at the mandatory Fatal Accident Inquiry.”
James McCafferty, who admitted 12 charges related to child sex abuse against 10 teenage boys between 1972 and 1996, was jailed in 2019 for his crimes.
They included indecent assault, lewd, indecent and libidinous practices and behaviour and breach of the peace and he was sentenced to six years and nine months imprisonment.
James McCafferty worked for Celtic after joining in 1990 and became a kitman for the youth team in 1994, where he remained until 1996 until he resigned amid allegations about his behaviour.
Allegations were passed to the police at the time but he was able to get a job working for Hibs in a similar role two years later before joining Falkirk. He moved to Northern Ireland later and was arrested in 2016 before being jailed for three years after being found guilty of abusing a boy.
Most of his victims played for youth teams which he ran in North Lanarkshire, with four who playing for Celtic Boys Club and Celtic Youth Team between the ages of 14 and 17.
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