Shona McIntyre, 43, fled the country with her 18-year-old autistic daughter, Megan Docherty, after she was due to be sectioned on Tuesday.
A desperate mum has fled to England with her autistic teenage daughter in a bid to "protect" her from being admitted to a psychiatric ward.
Shona, who lives in West Lothian, told the Record: "Megan does not need to be locked up - she is not mentally unwell. "She would have completely shut down and I know that being there would have traumatised her and caused irreparable damage. So I did what I had to do to protect my daughter." She continued: "If I thought my daughter was in medical danger, I'd be the first person to take her to hospital. So we went with the police to A&E down here to get her medically checked over. Megan had blood taken and tests concluded she was absolutely fine.Officers later updated their appeal to say that Megan had been traced safe and well.
"Her autism means she needs stability and routine - not to be left trying to cope in a foreign environment amongst adults who probably have quite distressing mental health problems.
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