A catalogue of failures led to the death of Jade McGrath, 19, when she was admitted to New Craigs Hospital in Inverness, which has now also formally apologised to her mother. Jade, who had threatened to take her own life, walked out of the hospital unchallenged.
Disinterested staff failed to report her missing for over 45 minutes. They also failed to tell police she was a suicide risk. It was 11 days before her body was found by children playing less than a kilometre from the ward.
Mum Samantha Taylor, who was denied a Fatal Accident Inquiry into Jade’s death, said the family had no option but to take legal action to get justice. She said she will never forgive the staff who failed her daughter.
