The deaths have been blamed on the 'dumping' of the vulnerable at inadequate accommodation
A report has revealed that 23 homeless people died at a trio of Glasgow hotels after they were sent there to ensure their safety.
Sean Clerkin, a housing campaigner is calling for a public inquiry into how the deaths in the hotels were allowed to happen. Responding to Clerkin’s FOI request, Chief Inspector Natalie Carr, of Police Scotland, said that Covid and the lockdown may have worsened the death rate among the homeless population.
Half of deaths were due to drug-misuse, while suicide accounted for nine per cent of deaths and seven percent were related to alcohol. The Alexander Thomson, on Argyle Street, made a fortune from housing homeless people through the pandemic - but nine died amid claims of people being stuck in rooms without support.
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