Scotland: Fatal Accident Inquiry

Stephen Charters

Reference [2025] FAI 12 Published 12 February 2025 Sheriff Sheriff Julius Komorowski Sheriffdom Lothian and Borders Date of death 19 June 2022 Location HM Prison Edinburgh, 33 Stenhouse Road, in Hermiston Hall, Level 3, North, in a communal area

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.