Mother attacks charity over son’s overdose death

A HEART-BROKEN mother launched a scathing attack yesterday on the country’s leading homeless charity, after hearing how her son died alone in an emergency shelter after a heroin overdose.

Mary Gallagher said the Simon Community in Cork should review its “ridiculous” confidentiality policy in the wake of her son Tony’s tragic death just two weeks before last Christmas.

Despite repeated attempts, she said the charity repeatedly refused to tell her whether or not her son was staying at the shelter.