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New Scots mum 'died after taking cocaine' on first night out after giving birth

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A new mum died after meeting two men accused of killing her by giving her cocaine, a court has heard. Rebecca Tollan, 23, passed away at a house in Bellshill, Lanarkshire after being on her first night out following her pregnancy.

Barry McAuley, 40, and Martin Stewart, 34, today went on trial charged with the culpable homicide of Rebecca. The duo are alleged to have "recklessly and unlawfully" given the "potentially lethal" class A drug to her on July 14 and 15 2019.

It is said to have happened at the Railway Tavern pub in Motherwell, Lanarkshire and at the house in Bellshill. The indictment states Rebecca died after "ingesting" the drug.

McAuley and Stewart deny the accusations at the High Court in Glasgow.Rebecca's sister in law Pamela Tollan, 31, was the first witness in the trial today.

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