Prison officer accused of bomb hoax at HMP Moorland in Doncaster
The prison officer is accused of falsely reporting the presence of a bomb at the car park of a South Yorkshire jail
A prison officer accused of falsely reporting the presence of a bomb where she worked has pleaded not guilty and will now stand trial.
Chelsea Welch, aged 35, is alleged to have made a false report of a bomb on the car park of HMP Moorland in Hatfield, Doncaster, on July 28, 2025, at a time when she was employed there as a prison officer.
Welch has been charged with bomb hoax by communicating false information and misconduct in public office.
During a Sheffield Crown Court hearing on Tuesday, October 6, Welch, of Bilsdale Road, Scunthorpe, North Lincolnshire, entered not guilty pleas to both charges.
The case was sent for trial, with a date fixed for November 2027.
Welch was granted conditional bail.