Post by Vinny on Mar 10, 2023 20:11:04 GMT
www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-glasgow-west-64916126
Dirty scum.
The death of a toddler who was malnourished in a filthy flat could have been avoided, a sheriff has ruled.
Lauren Wade went without proper food or care for months and was riddled with head lice when she was found unresponsive in Sighthill, Glasgow.
The two-year-old was pronounced dead after she arrived at hospital in March 2015, a fatal accident inquiry heard.
Her mother Margaret Wade, 41, and partner Marie Sweeney, 40, were jailed in 2019 for six years and four months.
How toddler Lauren died of neglect
Couple jailed for neglecting two-year-old who died of malnutrition
The couple - who had been accused of killing Lauren - pled guilty to the reduced charge of neglecting the toddler between June 2014 and March 2015.
In his ruling, Sheriff Turnbull said: "Lauren's death occurred in circumstances which ought to give rise to serious public concern."
A post mortem found the cause of her death was "complications of malnutrition".
Lauren Wade went without proper food or care for months and was riddled with head lice when she was found unresponsive in Sighthill, Glasgow.
The two-year-old was pronounced dead after she arrived at hospital in March 2015, a fatal accident inquiry heard.
Her mother Margaret Wade, 41, and partner Marie Sweeney, 40, were jailed in 2019 for six years and four months.
How toddler Lauren died of neglect
Couple jailed for neglecting two-year-old who died of malnutrition
The couple - who had been accused of killing Lauren - pled guilty to the reduced charge of neglecting the toddler between June 2014 and March 2015.
In his ruling, Sheriff Turnbull said: "Lauren's death occurred in circumstances which ought to give rise to serious public concern."
A post mortem found the cause of her death was "complications of malnutrition".