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Connor Gordon & Kaitlin Easton

Death of Scots toddler who starved in filthy Glasgow flat 'could have been avoided'

The death of a Scots toddler who tragically suffered horrific neglect in a filthy flat could have been avoided if her mother sought medical attention sooner, a probe has been told.

Two-year-old Lauren Wade starved to death after going without proper food or care for months and was riddled with thousands of head lice at a flat in Glasgow's Sighthill.

On March 20 2015, a 999 call was made after the child was found to be “unresponsive”.

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