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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
National
Steven Morris

‘Significant failing’ in care of Royal Marines recruit who took his own life

Connor MacKenzie Clark.
Connor MacKenzie Clark told a military medic he had deliberately self-harmed because he was struggling. Photograph: Family handout

There was a “significant failing” in the care of a teenage Royal Marines recruit who took his own life after struggling on a demanding training course, a coroner has concluded.

A military doctor should have flagged up concerns about the mental health of 18-year-old Connor MacKenzie Clark when he confided two days before his death that he had self-harmed, senior coroner Philip Spinney said.

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