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Sarah Vesty

Katie Allan's mum says daughter's tragic death has cost family thousands amid fight for answers

The mum of a young woman who died in custody says the family now faces having to pay thousands of pounds to have a voice during a probe into her death.

Linda Allan and husband Stuart may have to withdraw from a Fatal Accident Inquiry into the death of their daughter Katie despite five years of tirelessly campaigning for answers.

The 21-year-old university student tragically took her own life at Polmont Young Offenders Institution in June 2018 while serving a sentence for a driving offence.

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