Harris would still be with us if he was not put in adult ward

Family's mental health care plea

- DAVID MEIKLE

THE mum of a teenager who took his own life after being admitted to a psychiatric ward hopes a probe into his death will stop other families suffering the same loss they did.

Harris Macdonnell, 19, was moved to an adult locked unit after a breakdown following a diagnosis of autism.

He was so terrified of being sent back to the Huntlyburn ward at Borders General Hospital in Melrose, Roxburghshire, by NHS Borders that he took his life in August 2020.

A fatal accident inquiry (FAI) set for later this year will focus on the care and treatment the talented musician and rugby player received.