Worcestershire river plunge dad Christopher Grady attacked in prison

Mar 7 2010 by Alison Dayani, Sunday Mercury

“Staff were trying to get him a job in the prison kitchens but he keeps hiding behind legal visits with his solicitor every day.

“I think he is scared of being around other prisoners and what they might do to him.”

The death of Gabby Grady left her community devastated.

More than 700 people have signed a tribute page on social networking site Facebook to leave condolences for the little girl from Evesham.

She died three days after being trapped under the freezing water for two hours.

Grady and Ryan managed to free themselves from the car and were quickly pulled from the river at about 9.30am on February 11.

But Gabby was trapped until a specialist team of police divers arrived to free her from the vehicle.

Heartbroken mother Kim Wise, 36, is separated from Grady. She described her daughter as “the cutest angel there has ever been” who sparkled “like a diamond in my life”.

The youngster was a pupil at Swan Lane First School, in Evesham, along with older brother Ryan.

He has made a quick recovery from the ordeal and led tributes to his sister at a memorial.

Grady, of no fixed address, has been remanded in custody at HMP Hewell until his next appearance at court. He is due to enter a plea as part of court proceedings on May 31.

The Independent Police Complaints Commission has launched an investigation into contact between West Mercia Police and the family of the children leading up to the incident.