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| Call for methadone death inquiry | |
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| The family of a teenager killed by a drug addict who gave her a cocktail of alcohol and methadone have called for an inquiry into her death. | |
| Peter Meaney was sentenced to three years and eight months at the High Court in Edinburgh for the culpable homicide of Danielle Scott, 17. | |
| The 27-year-old admitted giving her methadone in February last year. | |
| Danielle's mother, Lorraine Scott, from Glasgow, said an inquiry must be held into the case. | |
| The teenager had been in care at the Howdenhall Young Persons' Unit when she agreed to go to his Edinburgh flat. | |
| While at the Sighthill flat, Danielle had been given alcohol and methadone. | |
| The court heard that when Danielle became unwell, Meaney stopped a friend calling an ambulance. | The court heard that when Danielle became unwell, Meaney stopped a friend calling an ambulance. |
| Peter Meaney admitted the killing | |
| He fell asleep in the early hours of the morning and woke to find that Danielle was dead. | He fell asleep in the early hours of the morning and woke to find that Danielle was dead. |
| A post-mortem examination concluded that the small dose of methadone she had taken was enough to kill someone who was a stranger to drugs. | A post-mortem examination concluded that the small dose of methadone she had taken was enough to kill someone who was a stranger to drugs. |
| Sentencing Meaney, judge Lord Macphail said: "No sentence any court could pronounce could ever reconcile the family to their loss, or cure their anguish, and the sentence pronounced today does not imply any assessment of the depth of their suffering, which cannot be measured. | |
| "It is accepted that you did not intend to kill her, and it is evident from the reports which have been obtained that her death has had a profound impact upon you and you have experienced genuine remorse. | |
| "It was clearly blameworthy for a man of your age and experience to supply a young woman of 17 with both alcohol and methadone. | |
| "That was obviously likely to harm her, and it was a grossly irresponsible and reckless act." |