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BUNGLING housing chiefs binned a young mum’s possessions – days after they did the same to a dying cancer victim.

Neighbours called Louise McSporran, 26, to tell her workmen were ransacking her house, throwing out her beds, TVs, carpets and belongings.

Louise said: “I was out. By the time I rushed back in a panic, the only things left were a couple of rubbish bags.

“Everything was gone – fridge, cooker, the beds, TVs, carpets, sofa, prams.

“Photos of my sister, who passed away, and locks of hair from my daughter when she was a baby were thrown out.

“I gave the association 28 days’ notice that I was leaving the house but yet again they have jumped the gun and gone in early to clear it.I couldn’t believe it when I read the Record’s story about the man whose house was cleared. For this to happen twice is unbelievable.”

We told last week how Louise’s landlords, Maryhill Housing Association in Glasgow, emptied cancer patient George Edgar’s flat while he was in hospital, threw his possessions in a skip and changed the locks.

And last night, a spokesman for the association said: “Both these matters are beinginvestigated as a matter of urgency.”

He said of mum-of-one Louise’s ordeal: “On this occasion, we made a mistake.

“We cleared the property two days before we should have and we sincerely apologise. We have recovered much of the tenant’s property but we accept some items cannot be recovered.

“Again, we apologise for that. It is our fault and we are endeavouring to meet with the tenant to see how we can help resolve this matter. ”