The parents of a trans teenager, Jason Pulman, who took his own life, are suing the police.
Having gone missing, Jason Pulman was found dead in Hampden Park, Eastbourne, East Sussex, in April 2022. He had taken his own life, having been waiting for a first appointment with on an NHS gender identity service for more than two years.
Jason, who was trans masc, was 15.
In April, an inquest jury found systemic failures by a range of services supporting Jason could have contributed to his death. Mark Pulman said his stepson had become increasingly frustrated by the lack of support and appeared to have “given up”. He went on to say: “I know it broke Jason.”
He and Jason’s mother Emily are now suing Sussex Police over an alleged breach of human rights, after approximately 10 hours passed between Jason being reported missing and an officer first attending the family home.
The police offered condolences to the family but said it cannot comment further, the BBC reported.
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