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Mayor buys £2,000 artwork then gives it back to late artist's family
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Councillor Mahfooz Hussain, Mayor of Blackburn with Darwen, purchased a £2,000 artwork by 22-year-old Francesca McCaigue for Derian House's charity ball, then gave it back to her family after learning her story.
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