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The death of two teenagers who tragically took their own lives at a Scots young offenders institution are set to be examined by a sheriff after a five year wait. Katie Allan was just 21 when she died at Polmont Young Offenders Institution, near Falkirk, in June 2018 while serving a sentence for a driving offence.
William Lindsay was being held at the same place when he died aged 16 in October of the same year. The Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service has now confirmed that a joint Fatal Accident Inquiry into the separate deaths will be held in July.
But the families of both teens have both blasted the length of time it has taken for the hearing to be set and the decision to give prosecution immunity to the Scottish Prison Service. Speaking on Tuesday, Katie’s parents, Linda and Stuart Allan, said: “This Sunday will be the fifth anniversary of our daughter’s death.
“We will spend the day reflecting on Katie’s life and all she meant to us. Katie’s life, like many other young people, meant nothing to the Scottish Prison Service, if it had she would not be dead.
“For five years we have known we will have to relive every minute of the horror our daughter faced at her FAI. The Crown office accept that despite credible and reliable evidence for a successful criminal prosecution they cannot prosecute the SPS due to crown immunity, they accept our domestic law is not fit for purpose, how can we accept this?
“We have researched and campaigned since Katie’s death, highlighting the unacceptable numbers of suicides and a completely ineffectual suicide prevention strategy, we as a bereaved family have done this, not the Crown Office.
“The FAI will not prevent deaths in similar circumstances. It will certainly traumatise us but we will
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