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Mark McGivern & Holly Lennon

Mum of Glasgow man who overdosed in homeless hotel demands enquiry into accommodation

The heartbroken mum of a man who died of an overdose at a homeless hotel in Glasgow has launched a petition calling for an enquiry into the accommodation.

Linda McVean's son Frankie died after taking street Valium at the Queens Park Hotel in May.

The 30-year-old scaffolder was not believed to be a drug addict and had been put up in the hotel as a stopgap while awaiting a council tenancy.

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