Polmont YOI officer felt ‘a wee bit’ responsible for boy’s suicide, inquiry told
by Lauren Gilmour
Jan 26, 2024
3 minutes
A prison officer who was working at a young offenders institution before the suicide of a 16-year-old boy has described it as a “terrible tragedy” and said he felt “a wee bit” responsible.
A fatal accident inquiry at Falkirk Sheriff Court is examining the circumstances of the deaths of Katie Allan at Polmont Young Offenders Institution in June 2018, and William Brown, 16, also known as William Lindsay, who took his own life
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