Scots teen left to die watching Tipping Point was 'exposed' to mum having sex with men in home
dailyrecord.co.ukA tragic teenager had been exposed to her drunken mother having sex with men in their home, an inquiry heard.Robyn Goldie, 13, told social workers she had caught her mum Sharon Goldie, 49, engaging in sexual activity in Wishaw, Lanarkshire.The information had been passed on to staff at her school who had flagged it up as causing concern for her welfare.A fatal accident inquiry at Hamilton Sheriff Court heard concern mounted about Robyn's safety after she returned to Goldie's care after staying with her gran for eight years.Robyn died after developing peritonitis and a perforated duodenal ulcer in 2018.Maggie Mellon, an independent social worker who compiled a report on the case, told the inquiry there was 'disturbing' evidence about what Robyn was experiencing.Mellon, 70, said: "The biggest question was whether she could safely stay in her mother's care and it was thought she could be made safe through advice and guidance."There was some disturbing evidence being known such as that Robyn did not have a bedroom door which had been taken off by Sharon and had never been put back again."Her mother had been entertaining men at home drunk and Robyn had been exposed to her mother's sexual activity and there were adult men in the house behaving inappropriately towards Robyn in the home."Mellon also revealed Goldie told social workers that she did not want to look after Robyn following her return to live with her.She added: "I'm conscious that she was very stressed and didn't want to look after her because of the stress it was causing her."Mellon said she was unsure how much Goldie, who suffered a brain injury in the 1980s, was aware of how ill Robyn was before she died.The inquiry had previously heard how Goldie had left Robyn
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