Trans Scots killer now identifying as infant demands nappies and baby food in jail
Sophie Eastwood, formerly Daniel, is demanding nappies to wear and food to be blended like a baby's and has already been supplied with a dummy at Polmont prison.
Sophie Eastwood, born as Daniel, has demanded prison guards treat her as a baby
A murderer who
changed gender is demanding to be treated as a baby by prison staff.
Sophie Eastwood was formerly known as Daniel and was jailed for life in 2004 for strangling a cell-mate with shoelaces.
The killer has now told the prison governor at
Polmont jail that she wants to identify as a baby, wear nappies and have meals blended like baby food.
Eastwood has also demanded that prison officers hold her hand when she is escorted from her cell.
It is understood that prison bosses are treating the demands seriously and considering which protocols might be established in dealing with the prisoner.
Sophie Eastwood, while identifying as Daniel, killed cellmate Paul Algie (Image: Perthshire Picture Agency)
Eastwood has already been supplied with a dummy.
A source said: “This prisoner has been difficult and manipulative over the years, which is why she is still behind bars after 17 years.
“She decided that she would ‘trans’ from a man to woman, which is becoming more common in jails these days.
“But this is obviously something else entirely and the Scottish Prison Service has no protocol in place for dealing with prisoners who decide they are babies.”
The source added: “Eastwood is a complex person and intelligent but she is pretty demanding on the resources of the prison and enjoys being the centre of attention.
"It’s difficult to know if she really does feel a natural inclination to be treated like a baby or if it’s just some kind of attention seeking.
“Modern prisons are very tuned in to human rights and the legal implications they throw up, so it’s being given proper consideration.”
Eastwood, 36, is serving a life sentence for killing Paul Algie, 22, in 2004.
Formerly Daniel Eastwood, she has been living as a woman in jail for four years and completed her 15-year minimum term in 2019.
But she has remained in secure conditions and is not due for release.
The source added: “This prisoner has already served the entire punishment term of the tariff but she has not been advanced through the prison estate to a place where she can prepare for release.
"There is no current intention to put her in any open prison regime.
“This is nothing to do with gender issues. She just refuses to play by the rules or show any inclination or readiness to live in normal society.”
Speaking to the Daily Record from Polmont Prison earlier this year, Eastwood claimed she would have been freed by now if she had remained a man.
She said: “In January 2020, I met all the standard criteria to pass to less secure conditions, except being biologically female.
“The prison service wanted me to have a psychological assessment as I hadn’t had one since starting to live as female.
“After that, I was told by a manager that I would have passed the assessment had I still been living as a man.
“I felt this was sexist and transphobic. The SPS was implying that as a man I didn’t represent a risk to the public but as a woman I did. I don’t think there’s any evidence to support that.”
Eastwood’s case reveals a troubled life that escalated out of control.
HMP Polmont Young Offenders Institution