A whistleblower has spoken out after it emerged the death of a mental health patient at a hospital is being probed by police.
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Grieving mum Margaret-Ann Cummings has campaigned tirelessly for Mark’s Law since his murder - which would force authorities to tell people if a convicted sex offender is living in their area.
Mark’s mum presented a 5,000-strong petition to the Scottish Parliament demanding the change to protect children.
But the law has not yet been changed.
Last year a new Netflix series examined Mark’s murder and investigated the danger of housing sex offenders in blocks of flats.
At the time Margaret-Ann told the Record: “Helping make this documentary about Mark was a tough experience for our family.
“But it was important to highlight, once again, the real cost to real people when officials and systems become complacent and lazy.
“We need politicians with the empathy to understand and make laws designed to put families and communities first, not the rights of devious criminals.
“Dangerous sex offenders should never be secretly housed in places where children and women are then put at a greater risk they know nothing about.
“It’s ridiculous that even needs saying – but it needs repeating because this is still happening nearly 20 years after Mark was taken from us.”
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