A prison van travelled 96 miles to transfer a defendant just 60 yards from a police station to a court because walking would 'infringe his human rights'. Despite it being just a 30-second walk from Banbury Police Station to the dock, custody chiefs ordered a prison van for defendant Oliver Thomas, 27, which was sent from 96 miles away.
A leading judge has blasted the waste of public money after being told of the debacle, which saw the prison van sent across three counties, from Southampton to Banbury, to transport Thomas.
Judge Tom Corrie was told that to have taken the prisoner on foot from police cells to the dock would have 'infringed his human rights'. Read More
"This is becoming stupid now"
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