A DISTRAUGHT dad’s claims that his daughter was able to get hold of a knife and access a teenage murderer’s room at a care facility being probed by watchdogs. The man, who we can’t name for legal reasons has made a string of allegations against St Mary’s Kenmure in Bishopbriggs, a service facility for children and young people requiring highly specialist support and intervention. These are now under investigation by the Care Inspectorate, who already issued the facility with an Improvement Notice earlier this month.
It said that there was a serious risk to the life, health and wellbeing of those currently using the service if more young people were admitted. The man says that his daughter, who was admitted to St Mary’s under a medical order, saw valuable personal possession go missing and she was subjected to repeated instances of verbal abuse by staff, who he claims are working 16-hour shifts, leaving them unable to properly do their jobs. He exclusively told the Glasgow Times: “I understand a staff member was suspended after expensive jewellery and clothing belonging to my daughter went missing.
We still have no answers as to where the possessions, including a £200 Gucci necklace, are now, despite several emails to management. “Physical possessions are one thing, but I was much more concerned when I learned that my daughter was able to unlock her room door and access an unmanned staff office, where she was able to get hold of a knife. Given her problems, this.