The death of a Lanarkshire schoolgirl who died alone in agony while her mum was at the pub is set to be examined by a sheriff in two months' time.
Robyn Goldie passed away at the Wishaw home she shared with mother Sharon, who was later convicted of child neglect.
The 13-year-old had told her mum that she was “hurting all over” and begged for help after developing an infection caused by a perforated stomach ulcer.
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A Fatal Accident Inquiry will examine the role social work services had with the family when the hearing gets underway in September at Hamilton Sheriff Court.
Sharon Goldie was jailed for three-and-a-half years and also admitted biting, hitting, pulling Robyn’s hair, failing to provide food, clothes, heating and to allowing her to smoke cannabis and drink alcohol. Robyn was found slumped and unresponsive on the sofa when Goldie returned from the pub with a friend.
When the friend checked on Robyn she was found to be dead. An ambulance was called but Goldie told paramedics: “She’s at it.”
When she was told that her daughter had passed away she began wailing and said: “No. She cannot be.”
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The court heard that the child suffered horrifying neglect when living with her mother and at times was reduced to begging for money for food. Robyn had previously enjoyed a stable life while living with her grandmother, but returned to live with her mother in 2017.
The FAI will allow a full public airing of all the evidence available relating to Robyn’s case and the sheriff overseeing the hearing will issue a written determination in due course.
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