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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Politics
Simon Hattenstone

London homeless hostel failed vulnerable resident in multiple ways before fatal overdose, review says

A man lying on a sofa with cushions under his head playing an acoustic guitar
Joe Black, who died of an overdose at Holmes Road hostel in Kentish Town in 2023. Photograph: Handout

An award-winning homeless hostel in the constituency of the prime minister, Keir Starmer, has been lambasted after an independent investigation into the death of one of its residents.

Joe Black, 39, died after a drug overdose in 2023 at Holmes Road Studios in Camden, north London. He was a talented musician who had studied at the Royal Northern College of Music as a child.

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