By Bill Heaney
The Crown Office has concluded that a Fatal Accident Inquiry should be held into the deaths of Richard Dyson and Simon Midgley, who lost their lives in a fire at Cameron House Hotel on Loch Lomondside in December 2017.
Scottish Labour deputy leader and MSP for Dumbarton, Jackie Baillie, pictured right, said: “This is a welcome development and will come as a relief to the families involved.
“The Cameron House fire was one of the greatest tragedies I have had to deal with in my time as MSP for Dumbarton.
“Justice must be done for the families of Simon Midgley and Richard Dyson and all the facts of the case must be brought to light.
“We must ensure that lessons are learned from this tragic event and that such a catastrophe is not repeated.”
Simon’s mother, Jane MIdgeley, has been campaigning for a fatal accident inquiry into her son’s death as she claims to have seen “no justice” over the past two years.
Jane Midgley told the BBC her life had been “destroyed” by the deaths of “her boys”, who lived in North London.
Until today, the Crown Office said an FAI was not needed because the circumstances of their deaths had been established.
Ms Midgley told BBC Scotland: “My life is ruined, my life is destroyed because of this and I’ve had no justice, no amount of justice.
“No prison sentence, no fine would ever justify what’s happened, so all I’ve got to do now is fight for this fatal accident inquiry and make it safer for everybody else.
“And I hope and pray that they do.”
Justice must be done for the families of Simon Midgley and Richard Dyson.