Linda McVean's son Frankie died after taking street Valium at the Queens Park Hotel in May.
The heartbroken mum of a man who died of an overdose at a homeless hotel in Glasgow has launched a petition calling for an enquiry into the accommodation.The 30-year-old scaffolder was not believed to be a drug addict and had been put up in the hotel as a stopgap while awaiting a council tenancy.Linda is set to meet with Humza Yousaf to discuss her call for better conditions in homeless hotels, the Daily Record reports.
At the Queens Park Hotel, at least 10 people have died in three years, including three since the start of May. “People are making an awful lot of money but that should come with responsibility to treat people like human beings, not just herding them into rooms and leaving them to their own devices. The petition states: “Frankie died of a Valium overdose - despite not being a drug addict - while being housed in a notorious homeless hotel by Glasgow City Council earlier this year.
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