A mother has told of her heartbreak after she heard how her son was referred to as "just another junkie" when an anonymous caller phoned for an ambulance on the day he died.
Robert Keyes (23) was found dead in St Audeon's Park in Dublin on November 8, 2015 - just a month before his 24th birthday.
The inquest into his death heard how a caller, who rang from a sim free phone, described him as "just another junkie" to emergency services.
His mother, Pamela Reynolds, has opened up about the painful experience of dealing with a child struggling with addiction and is calling for people to think twice before they label someone a 'junkie'.
"I hate that word, it's a horrible, disgusting word. Robert wasn't 'just another junkie', he was a son, he was a brother," she told Independent.ieCA mother has told of her heartbreak after she heard how her son was referred to as "just another junkie" when an anonymous caller phoned for an ambulance on the day he died.
Robert Keyes (23) was found dead in St Audeon's Park in Dublin on November 8, 2015 - just a month before his 24th birthday.
The inquest into his death heard how a caller, who rang from a sim free phone, described him as "just another junkie" to emergency services.
His mother, Pamela Reynolds, has opened up about the painful experience of dealing with a child struggling with addiction and is calling for people to think twice before they label someone a 'junkie'.
"I hate that word, it's a horrible, disgusting word. Robert wasn't 'just another junkie', he was a son, he was a brother," she told Independent.ie
Source: Amy Molloy, The Irish Independent, 09/05/17
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