Female custody officer and jail nurse, both 25, accused of affairs with SAME prison inmate
Two young women prison workers have been accused of having flings with a Romeo inmate behind bars, a court heard.
Nurse Elyse Hibbs and custody officer Ruth Shmylo, both 25, face misconduct charges over the alleged ‘inappropriate relationships’ while working in jail.
The two brunettes have been allegedly involved with the same inmate at the category B Parc Prison in Bridgend, Glamorgan, Wales – although he has not been named in court charges.
Shmylo’s alleged five month long relationship is said to have taken place between December and April 2021 – before Hibbs’ allegedly followed between May and July.
Hibbs, a qualified nurse, is accused of misconduct while working at two prisons – HMP Parc and HMP Manchester, known as Strangeways 210 miles away.
Elyse Hibbs (pictured), 25, a qualified nurse, is accused of misconduct after an alleged affair with a prison inmate at HMP Parc in Bridgend, Wales, lasting from May to July last year
Custody officer Ruth Shmylo (pictured), 25, is accused of having an affair with the same man, which ended a month before Hibbs is said to have struck up a relationship with him
Shmylo’s alleged five month long relationship is said to have taken place between December and April 2021 – before Hibbs’ allegedly followed between May and July.
The two women will appear together at Cardiff Crown Court next month for a plea and trial preparation hearing following their appearances at Cardiff Magistrates earlier this week.
The charge against Hibbs states: ‘While acting as a public officer, namely prison nurse, wilfully and without reasonable excuse or justification misconducted yourself in a way which amounted to an abuse of the public’s trust in the office holder by engaging in an inappropriate relationship with a prisoner.’
The charge against Shmylo says: ‘While acting as a public officer, namely a prison custody officer, wilfully and without reasonable excuse or justification misconducted yourself in a way which amounted to an abuse of the public’s trust in the office holder by engaging in an inappropriate relationship with a prisoner.’
The charge against Shmylo says: ‘While acting as a public officer, namely a prison custody officer, wilfully and without reasonable excuse or justification misconducted yourself in a way which amounted to an abuse of the public’s trust in the office holder by engaging in an inappropriate relationship with a prisoner.’
Neither woman is yet to enter a plea to the common law charges.
Hibbs, of Newbridge, Gwent, and Shmylo, of Pontypridd, will appear at Cardiff Crown Court on September 13.
