Grieving mothers called for better support to be given to homeless people in hotels.
Linda McVean and Maureen Thomson joined a protest outside the City Chambers to highlight the conditions people are forced to endure in hotels in the city.Linda McVean’s son Frankie died in the Queen’s Park Hotel in May this year. He was 30 years old.But after six months of living in homeless hotels, he was found dead from a Valium overdose.
said: “At first, I was angry and wanted these hotels closed. But people need somewhere to go. They need social workers and drug workers in the hotels.“All Frankie was given to eat was a small box of cornflakes in the morning. He was treated like trash.”“The hotels are being paid good money but there is no support for people.”
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