AN INQUIRY into the death of Adrian Gill, who committed suicide after being given permission to leave a psychiatric unit, has been called "ridiculous" by his father.

Adrian was found dead in the grounds of The Meadows unit at Coldeast Hospital in Park Gate, near Fareham, after being allowed to leave by doctors despite threatening to kill himself.

The tragedy sparked an internal inquiry by bosses at the unit but a report to the family says nothing could have been done by staff to prevent Adrian's death.

Speaking to the Daily Echo, Adrian's father, Graham Gill, pictured, of Fay Close, Stubbington, said he was hugely disappointed with the findings.

He added: "I think the report is ridiculous. They have basically said they followed the mental health care act to the letter and have not admitted any mistakes were made.

"If that is true then why was Adrian allowed to do what he did? I was hoping this report would provide recommendations which would prevent something like this happening again, but it does nothing to stop this being repeated."

Adrian was admitted to the unit suffering from depression about a week before he told his mother he wanted to commit suicide.

April Gill told the staff at the unit who then sectioned the 32-year-old under the Mental Health Act to stop him leaving the ward for 72 hours until an assessment had been carried out.

However, the following morning the section was lifted early by a doctor, allowing Adrian off the ward.

He was subsequently reported as a 'missing person' to police who found Adrian on February 28 having hung himself.

The inquiry conducted by Portsmouth Healthcare NHS Trust concluded staff could not have predicted what Adrian was about to do.

The report states: "The decision to remove the section 5.2 and allow Adrian off the ward on Saturday, February 23, was founded upon his stated commitment to remain as an informal patient and co-operate with staff."

In the recent healthcare shake-up the running of The Meadows has come under the charge of West Hampshire NHS Trust.

A spokesman for the trust said the report had only just been received by them and time was needed to fully examine it before considering any actions.

He added: "We are of course also keen to fully address the concerns raised by Mr Gill's family."