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Grieving parents in drugs warning | Grieving parents in drugs warning |
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The parents of a young woman murdered in Glasgow have launched a new drugs awareness campaign. | The parents of a young woman murdered in Glasgow have launched a new drugs awareness campaign. |
Emma Caldwell, a heroin addict, was discovered dead in woods near Biggar, South Lanarkshire, in May 2005. | Emma Caldwell, a heroin addict, was discovered dead in woods near Biggar, South Lanarkshire, in May 2005. |
Her parents said she turned to drugs, then prostitution to feed her habit, after the death of her sister. | Her parents said she turned to drugs, then prostitution to feed her habit, after the death of her sister. |
They hoped the Scottish Government's Know the Score campaign will encourage others to speak to their children about drugs before it is too late. | They hoped the Scottish Government's Know the Score campaign will encourage others to speak to their children about drugs before it is too late. |
Margaret and William Caldwell said they had been unable to discuss things with their daughter and believed she was influenced by someone else. | Margaret and William Caldwell said they had been unable to discuss things with their daughter and believed she was influenced by someone else. |
When Emma told us she was addicted to drugs it was just a blind panic because we did not know what to do William Caldwell Father The former horse riding teacher was 27 when she died and had been working as a prostitute in Glasgow. | |
Her father said: "When Emma told us she was addicted to drugs it was just a blind panic because we did not know what to do. | Her father said: "When Emma told us she was addicted to drugs it was just a blind panic because we did not know what to do. |
Margaret Caldwell added: "Parents need to be informed and then they can give their children the proper information. Not information that they might glean from school friends, or when they are out in the evenings. | Margaret Caldwell added: "Parents need to be informed and then they can give their children the proper information. Not information that they might glean from school friends, or when they are out in the evenings. |
"They must get the proper information from their parents, and they must know the score." | "They must get the proper information from their parents, and they must know the score." |
The couple launched the latest phase of the Know the Score initiative with Minister for Community Safety Fergus Ewing. | The couple launched the latest phase of the Know the Score initiative with Minister for Community Safety Fergus Ewing. |
It will focus on urging parents to refresh their own knowledge on drugs and discuss the issues with their children. | It will focus on urging parents to refresh their own knowledge on drugs and discuss the issues with their children. |
A leaflet is to be distributed to all parents of under-16s. It will include information about drugs paraphernalia and legislation. | A leaflet is to be distributed to all parents of under-16s. It will include information about drugs paraphernalia and legislation. |
Emma Caldwell's murder remains unsolved despite a string of high-profile appeals. | |
Four Turkish men were arrested over her death in August 2007 but the Crown Office announced last July that the case against them would not be brought to court. |