Aftermath of the helicopter crash off Shetland six years ago (Image: Shetland News)
Christine McCrossan said bereaved relatives are put in “distress” when probes are not launched within a reasonable time. Her comments echo similar remarks made earlier this year by Alistair Carmichael, MP for Orkney and Shetland. He recently condemned the delay on a decision to hold an FAI following a helicopter crash on Shetland more than six years ago.
Sheriff McCrossan spoke out after a probe found that a suicidal prisoner may not have killed himself if staff had followed proper procedures.
William Hume, 47, hanged himself in his cell less than 36 hours after being admitted to HMP Grampian in Peterhead. He died in May 2014 but an inquiry was not started until last year.
Mr Hume had been deemed a possible suicide risk by a social worker, but flaws in the prison’s system meant he was not placed on an anti-suicide programme.
A Fatal Accident Inquiry at Peterhead Sheriff Court heard the Scottish Prison Service launched an investigation after the death and changed procedures for dealing with prisoners.
Sheriff McCrossan ruled more could have been done in prison to
