A former prison nurse has been convicted of misconduct after having an inappropriate relationship with an inmate.

Shatho Newman, 39, began a relationship with an inmate at HMP Wormwood as he worked as a cleaner on the mental health unit where she worked.

The nurse gave the inmate her mobile number and WhatsApp messages were then exchanged between March and April 2017.

In one message the prisoner asked Newman to smuggle in vodka for him.

Paul Vickers, from the Crown Prosecution Service, said: “As a nurse in a prison, Newman broke the law. She acted unprofessionally and against all the training she had been given. Ultimately Newman was in a position of public trust, and she abused this trust by forming a relationship with an inmate.

“The prosecution was able to present an overwhelming amount of phone evidence in relation to Newman. She will now have to accept the consequences of her actions in regard to future employment opportunities.”

Newman, from Bromley, was convicted of two counts of misconduct at Isleworth Crown Court on Tuesday (August 7) after pleading guilty.

Her relationship with the inmate was exposed when two phones were seized from the prisoner's cell before being examined.

Records show there were 2,282 communications between the pair.

Newman will be sentenced at a later date.