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.
