Scotland: Fatal Accident Inquiry
Martin Leonard Buchan
Reference PER-B135-19
Published 13 August 2019
Sheriff Sheriff W M Wood
Sheriffdom Tayside, Central and Fife
Date of death 4 April 2018
Location the Intensive Care Unit at Ninewells Hospital, Dundee
Cause of death I(a) hypoxic brain injury and aspiration pneumonia; (b) out of hospital cardiorespiratory arrest; and (c) high voltage electrocution.
Determination PDF ↗ Scottish Courts FAI page ↗ Response tracker Statistics By year
Recommendations
The sheriff made no recommendations under section 26(1)(b) of the 2016 Act in this determination.
About Fatal Accident Inquiries
Fatal Accident Inquiries are held under the 2016 Act before a sheriff. They are mandatory for deaths in custody and at work. The sheriff may make recommendations under s.26(1)(b); recipients must respond within 8 weeks under s.28. See the methodology page for detail.
Data: scotcourts.gov.uk.