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Teen died watching Tipping Point as mum thought she was 'exaggerating' and went to pub

Sharon Goldie, 49, didn't let her daughter Robyn, 13, go to hospital and believed she was suffering from a 'stomach bug'. An inquiry heard she left her watching Tipping Point and went to the pub

[Sharron and Robyn Goldie]

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Sharon Goldie left her daughter in front of the TV while she went to the pub, but when she returned home, her daughter was dead(Image: Daily Record)

A woman left her dying daughter watching TV quiz show Tipping Point and went to the pub, an inquiry heard.

Sharon Goldie, 49, refused to let Robyn, 13, go to hospital and believed she was suffering from a 'stomach bug'. A fatal accident inquiry at Hamilton Sheriff Court in South Lanarkshire, Scotland was told Goldie left her daughter watching TV before she went drinking.

When she returned to her home in Wishaw, Robyn was unresponsive on the sofa. Goldie and her friend, Jim Duffy, sat outside drinking but when he checked on Robyn she was not breathing and rigor mortis had set in.

[Sharon Goldie, 49, refused to let Robyn, 13, go to hospital and believed she was suffering from a stomach bug]

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Sharon Goldie, 49, refused to let Robyn, 13, go to hospital and believed she was suffering from a stomach bug

In evidence, Goldie claimed she believed Robyn was 'exaggerating' her symptoms in July 2018 and had left her in the house to go out, reports Glasgow Live. She said: "I thought she was getting better and didn't need to go to hospital. I told her only people with heart attacks need ambulances and I didn't think it was a hospital job. I thought it was a stomach bug and paracetamol and ibuprofen would be what the doctor would give her."

[An inquiry has been launched into the circumstances of Robyn's death]

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An inquiry has been launched into the circumstances of Robyn's death

Medics later discovered Robyn had developed peritonitis and then suffered a perforated duodenal ulcer. She added: "I knew she was unwell but didn't think she needed an ambulance. I left her watching Tipping Point doubled up on the couch, she liked Tipping Point, and I locked the door behind me and left."

Goldie, of Kilsyth, was jailed for three years and six months in 2020 after admitting wilful ill treatment and neglect between July 2017 and July 2018. She admitted failing to provide Robyn with adequate food, clothing or heating, hitting her and permitting her to smoke cannabis and drink alcohol.

[Robyn Goldie was just 13 when she died]

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Robyn Goldie was just 13 when she died(Image: Daily Record)

She also pled guilty to exposing her to unhygienic living conditions including cat urine and cat faeces which led to her getting fleas. The inquiry had earlier heard claims Goldie told Robyn not to report an alleged rape as it would lead to her being examined by doctors and having to go to court. Goldie said Robyn was 'boasting' that she was 'no longer a virgin' in the aftermath of the alleged assault by a 14-year-old boy in a caravan near Bellshill, Lanarkshire.

She said: "She was boasting about it, it wasn't a complaint but I was having to try and calm myself down because my blood was boiling. I told her she would be examined by doctors, have a lot to do with the court and the press would then get involved and it would follow her about all of her life."

The inquiry had been called by Lord Advocate Dorothy Bain KC, after ruling the circumstances of Robyn's death gave rise to 'serious public concern'. The probe, held before Sheriff Linda Nicolson, continues.

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