INQUIRY UNDER THE FATAL ACCIDENTS AND INQUIRIES (SCOTLAND) ACT 1976 INTO THE SUDDEN DEATH OF RYAN JAMIE MCNEILL [2013] ScotSC 70 (06 November 2013)

INQUIRY UNDER THE FATAL ACCIDENTS AND INQUIRIES (SCOTLAND) ACT 1976 INTO THE SUDDEN DEATH OF RYAN JAMIE MCNEILL [2013] ScotSC 70 (06 November 2013)

The deceased was appropriately assessed and managed under established suicide risk procedures; no reasonable precautions or system defects could have avoided the death.

Citation
[2013] ScotSC 70
Parties
Crown: Alasdair MacDonald; Father of the Deceased: Laura Thomson; Mother of the Deceased: Martin Smith; Highland Health Board: Neil MacLeod; Scottish Prison Service: Catriona Watt
Jurisdiction
Scotland
Judgment Date
06 November 2013
Procedural Posture
Fatal Accident Inquiry / Determination
Outcome
No findings under sections 6(1)(c), (d), or (e); death by hanging in lawful custody; no reasonable precautions or system defects identified.
Legal Topics
Suicide in Custody, Risk Assessment Procedures, Prisoner Welfare, Fatal Accident Inquiry
Prison Law Public Health Law Coroners and Inquests Suicide in Custody Risk Assessment Procedures Prisoner Welfare Fatal Accident Inquiry

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Parties

Alasdair MacDonald

Crown

Laura Thomson

Father of the Deceased

Martin Smith

Mother of the Deceased

Neil MacLeod

Highland Health Board

Catriona Watt

Scottish Prison Service

Procedural Posture

Fatal Accident Inquiry / Determination

Legal Issues

  1. 1 Whether reasonable precautions could have avoided the death
  2. 2 Whether defects in any system of working contributed to the death
  3. 3 Whether there were other relevant facts requiring determination

Ratio Decidendi

The deceased was appropriately assessed and managed under established suicide risk procedures; no reasonable precautions or system defects could have avoided the death.

Court Disposition

No findings under sections 6(1)(c), (d), or (e); death by hanging in lawful custody; no reasonable precautions or system defects identified.