Father of autistic schoolgirl, 16, who killed herself at £44k-a-year Wycombe ... trends now
The father of a 16-year-old autistic schoolgirl who killed herself at the £44,000-a-year Wycombe School before her first-ever detention said opportunities to stop the tragedy 'may have been missed'.
Jonathan Scott-Lee's daughter Caitlyn killed herself at the prestigious boarding school on April 21 last year after having detailed her plan to take her own life in a personal diary.
She had become over-anxious and depressed after she was given a detention when a half-empty bottle of vodka was found in her locker.
Last week a Buckinghamshire Coroner recorded a verdict of suicide for her death and ruled that no one could have envisaged that the talented musician described by her father as a 'daddy's girl' would take her own life.
But now her father Jonathan, 42, has said he wonders if the fact his daughter had autism was appropriately considered by the coroner.
Caitlyn Scott-Lee killed herself on April 21 last year after having detailed her plan to take her own life in a personal diary. Pictured: Caitlyn pictured alongside her father Jonathan on a skiing trip
The 16-ear-old had become over-anxious and depressed after she was given a detention when a half-empty bottle of vodka was found in her locker
Caitlyn was found dead the day before her first ever detention at Wycombe Abbey (pictured)
The father, who was also diagnosed with autism aged 38, told The Sunday Times: 'I wonder whether Caitlyn’s narrative was fully heard.
'Was autism appropriately considered in the context of her actions? I do feel opportunities [to prevent further tragedies] may have been missed.'
The senior executive at the banking giant HSBC lives in Malaysia and said he had no idea about the greater risk of suicide autistic people face until his daughter died.
Caitlyn, who was diagnosed a year before her death, had already achieved a lot in life, including passing her scuba-diving licence at age ten, modelling in Singapore and hiking the Great Wall of China.
Her father spoke powerfully at the inquest last week where he paid tribute to his daughter and spoke of her interest in quizzes, photography and playing the trumpet.
But the heartbreak of losing his successful daughter, who was the eldest of three girls, has caused Mr Scott-Lee to wonder over the 'diligence of the investigation'.
He said he is now considering his legal options which could include trying to open a new inquest or getting the boarding school associations to change its guidance.
The pupil took her own life at a prestigious private Buckinghamshire school, Wycombe Abbey School in April last year
Caitlyn is pictured with her family. She was the eldest of three girls
In a tribute by her father, the coroner heard how Caitlyn had already achieved a lot in her life
Caitlyn was diagnosed with autism a year before her death
Caitlyn pictured reading 1999 young adult novel The Perks of Being a Wallflower by American author Stephen Chbosky
Founded in 1896, Wycombe Abbey usually gets some of the best A-level and GCSE results in the country. Caitlyn had been a boarder pupil since the age of 11 at its grand grade II listed building set in 200 acres of grounds.
According to her father, she chose the school after reading JK Rowling’s Harry Potter books.
Mr Scott-Lee said he respects the coroner's
