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Mum and daughter found dead months after making desperate 999 call
Nottingham, UK – A deeply distressing inquest has opened into the deaths of 47‑year‑old Alphonsine Djiako Leuga and her 18‑year‑old daughter, Loraine Choulla, whose bodies were discovered on May 21, 2024, nearly four months after the pair made a frantic 999 call on February 2, 2024—when Alphonsine pleaded: “I need help to my daughter… I feel cold and can’t move.” They had also provided their Radford, Nottingham address.
The 999 call and missed opportunity
Alphonsine, who suffered from sickle cell anaemia, dialled 999, groaning that she was immobile and fearing for her daughter’s well‑being. She “gave details of her address in Hartley Road, Radford, Nottingham,” before the call abruptly ended Despite receiving the address, East Midlands Ambulance Service mistakenly treated the call as abandoned, closed it, and no ambulance was dispatched.
Susan Jevons, the service’s head of patient safety, conceded at the inquest that this was a “missed opportunity” and that sending an ambulance “might have been the difference between life or death”
Health, dependency, and a tragic outcome
Alphonsine had been critically ill with low iron levels in January 2024 and received a blood transfusion, after which she was discharged—partly because she needed to continue caring for Loraine, who had Down’s syndrome and was entirely dependent on her mother for basic needs.
When their bodies were finally found on May 21, the pathologist reported they had likely been deceased for “weeks to months.” Alphonsine was found to have died from pneumonia, while the exact cause of Loraine’s death remained undetermined—though dehydration or malnutrition could not be ruled out.
Ongoing inquest and broader implications
The coronial inquest, expected to last five days, is examining whether the failure to dispatch an ambulance directly contributed to these deaths. The service’s internal review will scrutinise protocol breakdowns that allowed the 999 call to be mistakenly closed.
The heartbreaking case brings urgent questions about the reliability of call handling systems and the fate of individuals who are medically vulnerable and socially isolated—especially those unable to advocate for themselves.
This tragedy extends beyond a family’s loss, highlighting systemic weaknesses in health and emergency care for vulnerable people. The upcoming inquest may offer avenues for critical change to prevent future tragedies.
Attached is a news article regarding a mum and daughter found dead months after calling 999
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cm2z36yzzdlo.amp
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