Nicki Hart, 33, who served with the 4th Battalion of the Royal Regiment of Scotland was tragically found dead at Catterick Garrison in February 2022.
An inquest is set to examine whether more support could have been provided to a Scottish soldier who took his own life, amid concerns of a possible 'suicide cluster' within his battalion. Nicki Hart, 33, who served with the 4th Battalion of the Royal Regiment of Scotland, passed away at Catterick Garrison in North Yorkshire in February 2022 following a history of mental health struggles.
"To know our children will have to navigate through life without their devoted dad is something I'm still struggling to come to terms with, but I'll make sure they know how much he loved them. I always believed more could have been done to help Nicki when he needed it. A month after his friend’s death, Nicki was assessed, but his condition was "deemed not related to mental health" at the time. It wasn’t until he reported three recent suicide attempts in 2022 that he was finally referred for mental health support. However, by then, there was a "significant shortage of psychiatrists," leading to extended wait times for appointments.
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Nicki is one of eight Catterick-based soldiers to have died suddenly or by suicide since 2018. They include bullying victim Lance Cpl Bernie Mongan, 33, who lay dead inside his room for almost three weeks before being found. Private Thamir Mbarushimana, 18 - who had been at the Infantry Training Centre only a matter of months - was found dead by railway tracks in Manchester.
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