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A grieving mum is suing police after hey falsely claimed her daughter died from an overdose.

Jodie Muir, 16, was labelled Scotland’s youngest female ecstasy victim after she died four months ago in Glasgow.

Hours after her death, police issued a statement linking it to drugs.

Her family were subjected to vile internet taunts mocking the schoolgirl and branding her a “druggie”.

Now, four months after her death, her mum Laura McArthur, 40, has proof from toxicologists that her daughter didn’t take any drugs. She believes an undiagnosed heart condition was to blame .

Laura told the Daily Record: “I never once doubted my daughter but finally it’s here in black and white and I want the world to know my daughter never took drugs.”

Jodie died in August, just a few hours after leaving a party in Rutherglen, near Glasgow, and complaining of feeling unwell.

The day after her death, Police Scotland Chief Superintendent Ciorstan Shearer issued a drugs warning, saying her death had been linked to Class B ecstasy.

He said: “As it has been suggested that she may have taken some form of ecstasy-type drug, it is vital that we trace the other people who were also at the party to ensure that they are safe and well.

“I’d urge anyone who was at this party and has taken drugs and is feeling unwell, or knows of someone who took drugs at the party, to attend or contact their local hospital for treatment or advice.”

Shearer added: “Taking any type of illegal drug is highly dangerous, as very often these substances contain a cocktail of ingredients which can vary from pill to pill. The effects can be unpredictable and can cause serious harm or even fatality.”

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But toxicology results handed to Laura yesterday came back clear of all drugs – including amphetamine, mephedrone and paracetamol.

Pathologists from Glasgow University’s forensic medical science team used samples taken from the teen’s urine, blood and hair in the hours after her death to carry out the investigation.

The tests revealed that Jodie had been drinking alcohol at the party, though not heavily.

Furious Laura yesterday said Police Scotland should not have issued the statement before they were sure of the circumstances.

She said: “They thought, ‘Party, 16-year-old, it’s got to be drugs’. But where was the evidence to be able to put out that statement?

“How can they have jumped to that conclusion so quickly?

“They will say it was duty of care, but they have run my daughter’s reputation into the ground.

“Sorry won’t be good enough. They can’t take this back. They have destroyed everything she was.

“They’ve taken it all away. My family have been torn apart by this. It is now in the hands of my lawyers.”

Jodie, a pupil at Eastbank Academy in Shettleston, Glasgow, left the party and headed to her dad’s at around 5am.

She texted her mum to say she was heading to bed, signing off “love you”.

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Her mum had arranged to pick her up the next day to go shopping but dad Peter found her body at 12.30pm. Paramedics pronounced Jodie dead around 1.05pm.

The post-mortem suggested her heart stopped soon after she fell asleep.

But Laura says it was inconclusive in terms of her exact cause of death.

The family have had to wait for the toxicology report before a death certificate can be issued.

In the weeks before she died, Jodie would come home from school complaining of aches down her arms but believed it was down to her heavy schoolbag. Her family fear she may have developed heart problems as a serious condition causing rhythm disturbance runs in her family.

Laura said: “We know there were heart problems but exactly what they were is still to be identified.

“That is down to geneticists. Long QT syndrome runs in the family and we know she didn’t have the strain we do but it could have been a similar condition.”

In the wake of her death, friends paid tribute to the popular schoolgirl

In the days after Jodie’s death, Laura was horrified to discover sick trolls had created a fake Facebook page for her daughter.

The page featured a doctored image of Jodie with a pill by her mouth and an ecstasy tab background and had her occupation listed as “head ecto inspector”.

The vile troll had even altered Jodie’s catchphrase “no point crying so may as well smile” to read “...may as well choke on my own vomit”.

Disgusted Laura, a former head chef, reported the page to her police family liaison officer but says no one has yet been charged.

Laura said Jodie’s school friends have also been left distraught by the slurs.

She added: “Some of her wee pals have even had counselling because they can’t cope with what is being said about her and feel as though they have done

something wrong.”

Laura said yesterday’s results may finally let her grieve for her daughter and allow her to remember her for who she was.

“She loved selfies,” said Laura.

“When her pals used to sit and drink their Buckfast she was known to sit with her bottle of Lucozade. Someone even put one on her grave. She didn’t particularly like alcohol.

“I know who my daughter was better than anyone and believe me, she could be cheeky sometimes.

“But I always knew she didn’t take drugs and now I’ve got paperwork in my hands to prove it.

“For the last four months I have been filled with such anger. Maybe now we can finally have some closure.”

A Police Scotland spokeswoman said they could not comment on the toxicology results.

She added: “The investigation into the circumstances surrounding the death of Jodie Muir is ongoing.

“With regards to the abusive comments on Facebook, inquiries are ongoing.”