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The Crown Office has lodged a first notice to begin the court process for a fatal accident inquiry (FAI) into the death Arthur Duncan. The 72-year-old died within HMP Grampian on 13 August 2024 following a decline in his health. Mr Duncan was in legal custody and in the care of the state at the time

Dr Deborah Russo examines a recent FAI following the death of a prisoner. Numerous failures are identified by Sheriff Jonathan Guy in a recently published determination from the fatal accident inquiry into the death of Michael Charlton, who died by suicide at HMP Barlinnie in October 2019. 

The death of a prisoner could have been avoided a sheriff has concluded. Michael Charlton, 34, was found dead in his cell within HMP Barlinnie in the late afternoon of 28 October 2019. He was in legal custody and in the care of the state at the time of his death.

The Crown Office has lodged a first notice to begin the court process for a fatal accident inquiry (FAI) into the death of Charles Thomas Ennion.   Mr Ennion, 76, a farmer at Little Glenshee Farm, Perthshire, died on 10 August 2024, after an accident involving a quadbike at Head of Moulin

The Crown Office has lodged a first notice to begin the court process for a fatal accident inquiry (FAI) into the death of Adam Watts.  Mr Watts, 55, the owner and operator of Juniper Kennels and Cattery, died on 22 December 2021, after being attacked by a dog. 

The Crown Office has lodged a first notice to begin the court process for a fatal accident inquiry (FAI) into the death of William Matthews. The 57-year-old, the owner and director of a roofing and plastering business based in Paisley, died on 5 August 2024 from injuries suffered after falling from

An expert group has published its final report following ten months of "independent oversight" into the implementation of fatal accident inquiry (FAI) recommendations relating to deaths in custody. The Ministerial Accountability Board (MAB) was established following Sheriff Collins' FAI into the dea

A fatal accident inquiry (FAI) is to take place into the death of a 72-year-old prisoner in HMP Inverness in 2024. The Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service (COPFS) has lodged a first notice to begin the court process for an FAI into the death of John Calderwood Gallagher.

The death of a lorry driver could have been avoided if a number of precautions had been taken, a fatal accident inquiry has found, James Murray, 54, died on 23 August 2022 when his lorry overturned near junction 1 of the M8, close to the Hermiston Gait roundabout in Edinburgh, after the load in his

A sheriff has recommended in a fatal accident inquiry determination that the Scottish Ambulance Service takes measures to improve its telephony service. David McClenaghan, a manager with Park’s Motor Group, died in his office at Park’s Kia Showroom, Coatbridge on 26 August 2018. 

A retired judge has made a list of recommendations to repair Scotland's broken fatal accident inquiry (FAI) system. Sheriff Principal Abercrombie made 34 recommendations in a new report, which describes the "current intolerable delays" of FAIs as the "collective failing" of disparate parts of the sy

The Crown Office has lodged a first notice to begin the court process for a fatal accident inquiry (FAI) into the death of James Steel. Mr Steel, 65, farmer and owner of Ballochmartin Farm, Isle of Cumbrae, died on 25 September 2024, after an accident involving a tractor.

The number of outstanding fatal accident inquiries (FAIs) in Scotland has risen above 300, according to newly released figures. Data obtained by the Scottish Liberal Democrats through a freedom of information request to the Crown Office shows there are 318 FAIs currently awaiting completion. That re

A new report published today by the Scottish Human Rights Commission (SHRC) reveals the traumatic experiences of families whose loved ones have died in custody in Scotland. The report draws from a major ‘Family Listening Day’ attended by 33 bereaved relatives, revealing a fatal accident

The first discretionary fatal accident inquiry (FAI) in relation to the procurator fiscal’s ongoing investigation into Covid-related deaths has commenced with the lodging of a first notice into the death of Donald Singer.  Mr Singer, 66, a crane operator working offshore on the Ninian Sou