Jailed Rotherham gunman granted day release from prison to attend mum’s funeral
Martin Neville, serving a six-year sentence for a 2024 shooting, was granted one-day supervised release to attend his mother's funeral in August following a prolonged battle with prison authorities. After months of unsuccessful appeals, his family approached a local newspaper about their situation, which resulted in approval for him to attend the service at Rotherham Crematorium whilst escorted by guards and wearing handcuffs.
His mother, Susan Mousley, passed away at 63 after three decades struggling with health complications from a contaminated blood transfusion received during hospital treatment. Despite her diagnosis with cancer in 2024, she maintained optimism about the years she had gained since the transfusion. Her family's determination to secure permission for her son to pay respects ultimately succeeded, with his sister crediting both the newspaper coverage and prison staff for enabling the attendance.
- Imprisoned gunman granted supervised day release to attend mother's funeral after family and newspaper advocacy
- Prison initially rejected requests; approval came after news story publicised family's 3-month struggle
- His mother died from complications of contaminated blood transfusion received at hospital 30 years earlier