Alexandria Stewart [formerly Alan Baker] v Jayney Sutherley
Female prisoner accused of threatening and abusive behaviour by trans identified male prisoner on female prison estate
Female prisoner and former hairdresser, Jayney Sutherley, 51, has been accused of "behaving in a threatening or abusive manner which was likely to cause a reasonable person to suffer fear and alarm – aggravated by prejudice relating to transgender identity", in charges brought by trans-identified-male prisoner, 'Alexandria' Stewart, 36, formerly known as Alan Baker.
Stewart alleges the abuse occurred over a four-year period when they were both serving sentences on the female estate at HMP Greenock. Following allegations brought in 2023, Jayney was moved firstly to HMP Edinburgh, before being moved to HMP Stirling. She is currently held at HMP Polmont.
Two other prisoners on the female estate at HMP Greenock have also accused Jayney of the charges: Nyomi Fee, Stewart's partner since 2019, and Lynette Greenop.
Case status
The case was first scheduled to be heard at Greenock Sheriff Court for 17th June 2024, deferred until 12th August 2024, then 7th October 2024, then deferred again until 20th January 2025. The case went ahead on 20th January where complainers Stewart and Greenop appeared. The case was scheduled to continue on 27th January 2025 but on the day was deferred to 19th May 2025.
Report sessions
Monday 20th January - morning session
Monday 20th January - afternoon session
Abbreviations
S/ Sheriff - Sheriff Millar
PF - Procurator Fiscal
PL - Paul Lynch, defence solicitor for Jayney Sutherley
JS - Jayney Sutherley, defendant
AS - ‘Alexandria’ Stewart, born Alan Baker, complainer
NF - Nyomi Fee, complainer
LG - Lynnette Greenop, complainer
AH - Ann Hardman, staff member in charge of prison hairdressers
Press Coverage
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2nd March 2025
Daily Record - Prison bosses inundated with complaints after transgender killer let out of jail for cosmetic surgery
26th January 2025
[VIDEO] Free Speech Nation - Misgendered murderer
Daily Record - Transgender murderer let out of Scots prison for expensive cosmetic surgery
20th January 2025
Daily Record - Three killers embroiled in bitter court battle over trans row
The Times - Murderer ‘left suicidal after transphobic abuse in prison’
The Telegraph - Four killers in hate crime row after trans murderer ‘misgendered’
21st January 2024
Greenock Telegraph - HMP Greenock inmate's 'years of transphobic abuse'
23rd September 2023
Greenock Telegraph - Greenock prison inmate charged with alleged transphobia
6th July 2020
Scottish Sun - Paisley hairdresser who stabbed a dad through heart with scissors jailed for more than six years
22nd April 2019
BBC - Social workers 'could have stopped' abuse of Troon murder victim
18th September 2018
Paisley Daily Express - 'Bloodbath' murderer cleared of attacking ex while out of for day
14th February 2018
Daily Record - Transgender murderer sparks inmate outrage in women's jail after being crowned prison's 'Miss Fitness'
6th July 2016
Daily Record - Twisted couple Rachel and Nyomi Fee jailed for combined 47-and-a-half years for the murder of tragic tot Liam Fee