Paedo who ‘bragged about rubbing shoulders with the Royal Family’ discovered useless in his cell

A paedophile who claimed he rubbed shoulders with members of the Royal Family was found dead in his prison cell. The body of ex-paratrooper Wayne Domeney, 58, was discovered at HMP Isle of Wight, in Newport, after a long period of poor health on New Year’s Eve in 2024.

He reportedly had claimed he served with Prince Harry, helped train Prince William, took Princess Diana on a tour of Bosnian minefields and drank Guinness with King Charles.

Domeney went on the run during his trial and was convicted in his absence of a string of sexual charges, including rape and causing a child under 13 to engage in sexual activity.

He was jailed for 17 years following sentencing at Birmingham Crown Court in 2018. At the time, detectives said his crimes would have “lifelong consequences” for his victim, BirminghamLive reports.

Domeney, formerly of Bulkington, Warickshire, served with 2 Para in the British Army and was a warrant officer sergeant major when he toured Iraq and Afghanistan, as well as Northern Ireland.

A report into his death, by the Prisons and Probation Ombudsman, found that he died of pneumonia/natural causes. But the ombudsman found his clinical care was not of the required standard and made a recommendation for improvement.

The prison report said: “In February 2018, Mr Wayne Domeney was sentenced for sexual offences. In September 2018, he was transferred to HMP Isle of Wight. Mr Domeney died of pneumonia with left-sided pleural empyema (collection of pus around the lung) on 31 December 2024. He was 58-years-old.”

The report added: “The PPO investigator investigated the non-clinical issues relating to Mr Domeney’s care. We did not find any non-clinical issues of concern.

“NHS England commissioned an independent clinical reviewer to review Mr Domeney’s clinical care at Isle of Wight. The clinical reviewer concluded that the clinical care Mr Domeney received at Isle of Wight was not of the required standard and not equivalent to that which he could have expected to receive in the community.

“She found that there was a lack of a documented mental health assessment when Mr Domeney began to self-neglect in the last week of his life. The clinical reviewer also found that there were knowledge and training gaps for healthcare staff regarding local procedures when prisoners declined healthcare appointments and a lack of escalation to senior clinical staff.”

Making a recommendation, it said: “The Head of Healthcare should review local policies and training needs to ensure that staff understand their roles and responsibilities when prisoners neglect their health, including that they understand when and how to make timely assessments and referrals to safeguard prisoners and when to escalate to senior clinicians.

“The inquest into Mr Domeney’s death concluded on 11 May 2026, recording a verdict of natural causes.”

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