Prison columnist Erwin James drowned in Devon marina, inquest finds

According to a report by The Guardian… Journalist who wrote Guardian columns while jailed for murder fell into the sea in January 2024A journalist and author who wrote much-admired columns from prison drowned in a Devon marina after spending an evening in a harbourside pub, an inquest has concluded.Erwin James Monahan, who used the pen name Erwin James and wrote a regular column for the Guardian – the first of its kind in British journalism – fell into the sea at Brixham in Devon, close to where the boat he was staying in was moored, the inquest in Exeter heard. Continue reading… complete report is on below link. Source: https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025/oct/08/prison-columnist-erwin-james-drowned-devon-marina-inquest-finds