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Scarlett’s boyfriend Julio Lobo has accused Fiona MacKeown of being well aware of her daughter’s heavy drinking, and also suggested that “she was happy with Scarlett and me being in the same room”. According to a report in The Mail on Sunday, Lobo said: “Scarlett used to drink vodka, beer and tequila, sometimes in large amounts, and her mother knew this… I guessed that she was also taking drugs, though I never saw her doing that.” The report said Julio’s testimony is in direct contradiction to MacKeown’s assertions that her 15-year-old daughter was “not a drinker”.
Though not suspected to be involved in Scarlett’s death, Julio has been interrogated, and he rued: “I feel like I am being blamed by Scarlett’s family for not looking after her… Mackeown should have done more to look after Scarlett.” He said Mckeown had left Scarlett in Goa without any money.
