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Toni Inglis

Grieving Ayrshire dad takes next step in the fight for Grace's Law

A grieving Ayrshire dad has taken the next step in his fight to introduce Grace's Law which would help jail drug dealers that cause death.

Stewart Handling, who lost his 13-year-old daughter Grace in 2018 after she took ecstasy, was left heartbroken all over again when the man who admitted to giving Grace the fatal drugs was acquitted after the jury returned a not proven verdict.

Heartbroken Stewart, of Irvine, was inspired to fight for change in the Scottish legal system as he believes the culpable homicide option allows juries wriggle room to deliver a not proven or not guilty verdict.

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