The teenage son of tragic M9 crash victim Lamara Bell has spoken out for the first time after a nine-year wait for answers from a probe.
The inquiry, published yesterday, also found a police officer who failed to log a call reporting the incident was inadequately trained. Kieran said: "No matter what the outcome of the FAI is, my mum is still not here." Join the Daily Record WhatsApp community! Get the latest news sent straight to your messages by joining our WhatsApp community today.No one will be able to see who is signed up and no one can send messages except the Daily Record team.If you're on a desktop, simply scan the QR code above with your phone and click 'Join Community'.
They attended two days later when another call was made by a concerned member of the public asking them to investigate the crashed car lying by the side of the M9.Sheriff Williamson, who led the FAI, found that former sergeant Brian Henry, who failed to log a call reporting the incident, was inadequately trained.
Sheriff Williamson found police had not identified the risk that calls might not be dealt with. He said: "Brian Henry was inadequately trained and left largely unsupervised to operate a system that allowed for human error to go undetected. In September 2021, the force was fined £100,000 at the High Court in Edinburgh after it pled guilty to health and safety failings which “materially contributed” to Lamara’s death.