Probe After Police Ignore Help Calls From Family Of Paralysed Man Who Was Being Eaten Alive By Maggots
The 64-year-old’s sister, Carole, and her daughter, Jordyn, found the former soldier five days before he died at the Royal Blackburn Hospital.
Ms Mitchell, who has a spine condition, was not able to drive the two hours from her home in North Yorkshire to visit her brother – but when she couldn’t contact him on the phone, she called the police for help.
She criticised Lancashire Police for failing to do a welfare check on her brother despite two separate requests on August 11 and August 12.
When they failed to respond she travelled to find out what happened to him.
Now the Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC) is set to investigate the force’s handling of her request.
She said: “When we went through the door it was like a scene from a horror movie. The first thing that hit you was the smell and then all you could see were bluebottles flying around.
“He was mentally aware of everything that was going on, but couldn’t talk. That’s the worst part of it. He was so annoyed.
“Me and my daughter will be traumatised for life.”
A spokesman for Lancashire police said: “Our thoughts are first and foremost with Mr Mitchell’s family at what is clearly a difficult time.
“This matter was referred to the Independent Police Complaints Commission as a mandatory referral and we will of course offer them every co-operation during the course of their investigation and act on any recommendations which follow.”
An inquest is due to be held in order to determine the cause of death.
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I’d say that this is another death that can be attributed to the Tories despicable cuts!! Based on them cutting police budgets there’s less officers!!
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This is disgusting. The person(s) who are responsible for NOT doing their job should be immediately sacked from their jobs.
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