Published: June 2, 2026 ⢠11:11 PM IST · Updated: June 3, 2026 ⢠2:33 AM ISTBy TheBriefWire Editorial Team
Key points
A corrupt prison watchdog boss who billed herself āthe prisonersā Deliverooā has been jailed for five years after admitting sending sexual messages to a killer inmate and smuggling drugs.
Helen Spree, 63, was the head of the independent monitoring board (IMB) for HMP Liverpool when she engaged in illicit chats with prisoners over a 20-month period.
Spree was said to have become besotted with Dylan Westall, 35, who was serving a life sentence for manslaughter for shooting a teenager in the head.
Police who searched her home in August 2021 found two custom-made pillows with Westallās face and a gun embossed on them, Liverpool crown court heard.
She also had a tattoo on her chest of a bumblebee holding a love heart, with the word āMasterpieceā underneath ā a name used for her by Westall in a thank-you card discovered by officers.
Published June 2, 2026.
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A corrupt prison watchdog boss who billed herself āthe prisonersā Deliverooā has been jailed for five years after admitting sending sexual messages to a killer
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Key Takeaways
A corrupt prison watchdog boss who billed herself āthe prisonersā Deliverooā has been jailed for five years after admitting sending sexual messages to a killer inmate and smuggling drugs.
Helen Spree, 63, was the head of the independent monitoring board (IMB) for HMP Liverpool when she engaged in illicit chats with prisoners over a 20-month period.
Spree was said to have become besotted with Dylan Westall, 35, who was serving a life sentence for manslaughter for shooting a teenager in the head.
Police who searched her home in August 2021 found two custom-made pillows with Westallās face and a gun embossed on them, Liverpool crown court heard.
She also had a tattoo on her chest of a bumblebee holding a love heart, with the word āMasterpieceā underneath ā a name used for her by Westall in a thank-you card discovered by officers.