EXCLUSIVE: Moped murderer, 27, jailed for life after stabbing a father to death for his £7,000 Rolex loses his prison luxuries after jumping onto netting to avoid taking a Covid test
- EXCLUSIVE: Jordan Bailey-Mascoll, 35, was convicted of murdering in 2017
- He and his accomplice killed electrician Danny Pearce as he left a jazz club
- Bailey-Mascoll objected to having to take a lateral flow test in Whitemoor jail
- He surrendered to prison officers after spending 90 minutes on jail netting
A killer who stabbed a man to death for his £7K Rolex watch jumped onto jail netting to escape taking a Covid test.
Jordan Bailey-Mascoll, 27, was too scared to take the simple lateral flow test at virus ravaged Category A Whitemoor jail, in Cambridgeshire.
Prison bosses ordered the checks after it was deemed a ‘mass infection’ site because of the number of cases.
The coward, who stabbed electrician Danny Pearce in 2017, ran off when approached by guards to do the test.
He jumped onto netting surrounding the second floor on A wing in protest.
Jordan Bailey-Mascoll, 27, was too scared to take the simple lateral flow test at virus ravaged Category A Whitemoor jail, in Cambridgeshire
Danny Pearce, 31, (left) was with his girlfriend Stephanie Holland (right) after a night out at Oliver’s Jazz Club in Greenwich, southeast London, when he was attacked
Bailey-Mascoll spent 90 minutes on the netting surrounding the second floor of A Wing of HMP Whitemoor in Cambridgeshire before surrendering to prison staff
A source said; ‘He was asked to take a simple lateral flow test, but refused.
‘He didn’t like the idea of putting a swab up his nose and told the officers where to go when asked.
‘As a result, his status as a prisoner was reduced from enhanced to the basic regime.
‘This means luxuries such as a TV would not be allowed.
‘He was also angry at not being able to ring his kids when he wanted.’
Bailey-Mascoll spent 90-minutes sulking before surrendering to officers.
He was put on report.
The lateral flow test involves swabbing the tonsils or inside the nose and putting drops onto a test strip.
Mr Pearce’s £7,000 Rolex
The results – either positive or negative – are known within 30-minutes.
Bailey-Mascoll and accomplice David Egan, now 35, were riding a moped when they saw Mr Pearce leave a jazz club in Greenwich, South East London.
He had been with his girlfriend Stephanie Holland, 31, for a night out at Oliver’s Jazz Club on July 15, 2017.
The pair, who were wearing crash helmets, were targeting people wearing luxury timepieces and saw he had a Rolex.
Mr Pearce refused to hand over his watch despite the fact his attackers had a large ‘hunting’ style knife and gun.
He ran away and was shot at four times. The bullets missed. Cornered, he was stabbed multiple times by the two men.
His girlfriend ripped the Rolex off his wrist and threw it at his attackers in a vain bid to save him.
Bailey-Mascoll was jailed for life with a minimum of 35 years in 2018 after he was convicted of murdering Mr Pearce by a jury at Woolwich Crown Court.
Egan – who was known as the Ghost – fled and was not captured until May 9, 2020.
He was jailed for life and must serve a minimum term of 35 years before he can be considered for release by the parole board.
A Prison Service spokesperson said: ‘This incident was resolved quickly by our hard-working staff.’
Danny and his girlfriend Stephanie. The pair had been dating for a year
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