Parent Sussex police of transgender teenager Jason Pulman to sue

Bob del

BBC News, South East

Family handout family photo of Jason Pulman in a kitchen. He wears a black T-shirt with Rick and Mortal illustration, a black jacket with several badges on it and a black buck hat. — Jason Pulman killed his life in 2022

The parents of a transgender teenager, who have taken their lives after disappearance, are taking legal action of the High Court against the Sussex police.

Jason Pulman was found dead in April 2022 at Hampden Park, Eastborn.

An inquiry in April 2024 concluded that the 15 -year emotional and mental needs were “provided and provided by several services and” inadequately responded by the police “for her disappearance.

The Sussex police have expressed condolences to the family, but says it cannot comment further.

Emily and Mark Pulman are now prosecuting on the alleged human rights violations, about 10 hours between Jason and an officer reported the disappearance and an officer first attended his family’s house.

The couple claims that the police after classifying a medium risk “failed properly or at all to protect Jason against the risk of suicides, saying that” the real possibility of a different result “was” proper response “to Jason’s disappearance.

An inquiry jury concluded that failures in Jason’s care can contribute to his death

James Pulman's family handout family photo holding a dog. — An inquiry jury concluded that failures in Jason’s care can contribute to his death

Jason began to identify as a man of about 14 years, but never received expert gender dysphoria treatment due to delays in evaluation, said his parents.

Among the documents filed in the High Court, Sri and Mrs. Pulman said that Jason also received inadequate mental health assistance.

When he went missing, his mother said that he told a police call handler that he was a transgender, earlier self-loss and tried to take his life, and may have taken public transport.

Call handler classified Jason as a moderate risk, but an officer did not see the case for more than three hours after the first call, despite that Mrs. Pulman played the police twice and twice and said that Jason had informed a friend that he was traveling to London, most likely was from the train, she said.

Jason was classified as a moderate risk, not informed the British Transport Police and an officer did not attend the family house for about 10 hours after the first call.

Jason’s body was found by a member of the public about an hour after that journey.

‘Long -term damage’

Mrs. Pulman said: “If the police can actually take accountability for what has happened and what went wrong, this is the only way they can start changes.”

Jason’s stepfather Mr. Pulman said: “No amount, no forgiveness, is going to make for three years what he has done because it is a long -term damage.”

A spokesman for the Sussex police said: “Our serious condolences remain after his sad loss with Jason’s family, however, we are unable to comment further, while legal proceedings are going on.”