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ITV News
5 days ago
- Health
- ITV News
Nottingham mum 'would probably still be alive today' if ambulance was sent
A mother, who was found dead alongside her disabled daughter at their home in Nottingham, would "probably still be alive today" if an ambulance had been sent to her, a coroner has concluded. The bodies of Alphonsine Djiako Leuga, 47, and Loraine Choulla, 18, were discovered last May at their council home in Radford. It's thought they could have been dead for months. The inquest heard that Ms Leuga had called an ambulance asking for help three months before the pair were found dead. An ambulance was never sent because they thought the call had been abandoned. East Midlands Ambulance Service 's head of patient safety, Susan Jevons, told the inquest there had been a "missed opportunity". Today, coroner Amanda Bewley said: "I am entirely satisfied that had East Midlands Ambulance Service sent an ambulance when she called, Loraine would not have died." She added that she can't say for sure whether Miss Choulla would have survived. Ms Leuga suffered from sickle cell anaemia and died from pneumonia. Miss Choulla had Down's syndrome and learning difficulties and was "entirely dependent" on her mother for food and hydration, Nottingham Coroner's Court was told.
West Australian
5 days ago
- West Australian
Alphonsine Djiako Leuga and Loraine Choulla: Disabled daughter left alone for weeks with her mum's dead body
Horrifying new details have emerged in the case of a mother and her daughter who were found dead months after an ambulance was called but failed to arrive. The bodies of Alphonsine Djiako Leuga, 47, and her teenage daughter Loraine Choulla, who had disabilities, were found during a welfare check on 21 May, 2024. It is now believed Ms Choulla was alive and alone for weeks inside their home with her mother's decaying body before she, too, died, an inquest has been told. Ms Leuga called for an ambulance on February 2, 2024, giving the address of her Radford, Nottingham home and said 'would you send an ambulance? Please come, please'. But the ambulance did not come and Ms Leuga died of pneumonia, likely on the same day of the emergency call. Detective Jack Cook, who led the investigation, gave evidence that Ms Choulla, who had Down syndrome and learning disabilities and was entirely dependent on her mother's care, was left alone with her mother's dead body for weeks after her death, before she tragically died as well, the BBC reported. He told the inquest that Ms Choulla had been alive until at least February 28, 2024, as she had been using her electronic tablet. '(Ms Choulla) had been left in the premises alone and had been alive until her device had lost charge,' he said. The investigating police believe that it is likely she died before her 18th birthday in April. At the hearing, Mr Cook said he had previously visited the home in 2023 as part of a social services assessment of the property. He said the home had been 'clean and tidy' with a well stocked fridge and beds made. However on his second visit, when the bodies were discovered, there was a mass of mouldy food throughout the kitchen and other rooms. In one of the bedrooms, Mr Cook observed what he said was a 'den' made by Ms Choulla out of bedding and pillows on the floor between two beds. The inquest, led by assistant coroner Amanda Bewley, began on Monday and has been told that the emergency call was made by Ms Leuga days after she 'discharged pragmatically' from hospital on January 28 in order to return to her daughter. There was an agreement that Ms Leuga would return to the Nottingham City Hospital the following day, but she did not. Both Ms Leuga's GP and the hospital were unable to contact her. Then, she made the emergency call on February 2, the transcript of which was read aloud earlier this week during the inquest at Nottingham Coroner's Court. The call handler asked Ms Leuga what language she spoke and whether she needed an interpreter. Ms Leuga had not responded to those questions but gave the operator her home address and requested an ambulance. Susan Jevons, a paramedic and head of the coroners' service at East Midlands Ambulance Service, told the inquest that an attempt had been made to call Ms Leuga back. Ms Jevons said an ambulance was not sent to the home because the emergency medical adviser thought it was an 'abandoned call' and 'closed the call down'. The police analysed the electronic tablet used to make the emergency call, and found that in the weeks following Ms Leuga's likely death, a number of calls were made by Nottingham City Hospital, which were answered. Some of the calls had been replied to by text using one of three prepared messages, which police believe were sent by Ms Choulla. Ms Leuga's eldest daughter, Elvira Choulla, has spoken out about the loss of her mother and sister. She said her mother always 'strived for the best' and was 'a very strong woman' and said her sister had a 'big positive energy' and was 'such a happy person'. 'When I was happy, I was happy because of Loraine,' she said. The inquest continues.
Perth Now
5 days ago
- Perth Now
Teen died after weeks with mum's decaying body
Horrifying new details have emerged in the case of a mother and her daughter who were found dead months after an ambulance was called but failed to arrive. The bodies of Alphonsine Djiako Leuga, 47, and her teenage daughter Loraine Choulla, who had disabilities, were found during a welfare check on 21 May, 2024. It is now believed Ms Choulla was alive and alone for weeks inside their home with her mother's decaying body before she, too, died, an inquest has been told. Ms Leuga called for an ambulance on February 2, 2024, giving the address of her Radford, Nottingham home and said 'would you send an ambulance? Please come, please'. But the ambulance did not come and Ms Leuga died of pneumonia, likely on the same day of the emergency call. Detective Jack Cook, who led the investigation, gave evidence that Ms Choulla, who had Down syndrome and learning disabilities and was entirely dependent on her mother's care, was left alone with her mother's dead body for weeks after her death, before she tragically died as well, the BBC reported. He told the inquest that Ms Choulla had been alive until at least February 28, 2024, as she had been using her electronic tablet. '(Ms Choulla) had been left in the premises alone and had been alive until her device had lost charge,' he said. The investigating police believe that it is likely she died before her 18th birthday in April. At the hearing, Mr Cook said he had previously visited the home in 2023 as part of a social services assessment of the property. He said the home had been 'clean and tidy' with a well stocked fridge and beds made. However on his second visit, when the bodies were discovered, there was a mass of mouldy food throughout the kitchen and other rooms. In one of the bedrooms, Mr Cook observed what he said was a 'den' made by Ms Choulla out of bedding and pillows on the floor between two beds. The inquest, led by assistant coroner Amanda Bewley, began on Monday and has been told that the emergency call was made by Ms Leuga days after she 'discharged pragmatically' from hospital on January 28 in order to return to her daughter. There was an agreement that Ms Leuga would return to the Nottingham City Hospital the following day, but she did not. Both Ms Leuga's GP and the hospital were unable to contact her. Then, she made the emergency call on February 2, the transcript of which was read aloud earlier this week during the inquest at Nottingham Coroner's Court. The call handler asked Ms Leuga what language she spoke and whether she needed an interpreter. Ms Leuga had not responded to those questions but gave the operator her home address and requested an ambulance. Susan Jevons, a paramedic and head of the coroners' service at East Midlands Ambulance Service, told the inquest that an attempt had been made to call Ms Leuga back. Ms Jevons said an ambulance was not sent to the home because the emergency medical adviser thought it was an 'abandoned call' and 'closed the call down'. The police analysed the electronic tablet used to make the emergency call, and found that in the weeks following Ms Leuga's likely death, a number of calls were made by Nottingham City Hospital, which were answered. Some of the calls had been replied to by text using one of three prepared messages, which police believe were sent by Ms Choulla. Ms Leuga's eldest daughter, Elvira Choulla, has spoken out about the loss of her mother and sister. She said her mother always 'strived for the best' and was 'a very strong woman' and said her sister had a 'big positive energy' and was 'such a happy person'. 'When I was happy, I was happy because of Loraine,' she said. The inquest continues.
BBC News
6 days ago
- BBC News
Disabled daughter 'left alone for weeks after mother died'
A mother died leaving her disabled daughter to fend for herself for weeks inside their home, the detective who led the investigation into their deaths has told an Con Jack Cook was called to the home of Alphonsine Djiako Leuga, 47, and her daughter Loraine Choulla, 18, in Radford, Nottingham, on the day their bodies were discovered during a safe and well check on 21 May told the inquest police believed Alphonsine had died shortly after a 999 call was made to East Midlands Ambulance Service on 2 investigations showed Loraine, who had Down's syndrome and was "entirely dependent" on her mother, had been alive until 28 February as she had been using her tablet. The five-day inquest led by assistant coroner Amanda Bewley, which began on Monday, previously heard Alphonsine had made an emergency call for an ambulance using Loriane's tablet, days after being discharged from hospital when she had been critically ambulance never came as it had been wrongly labelled as an "abandoned call".Det Con Cook from Nottinghamshire Police's CID said: "Loraine had been left in the premises alone and had been alive until her device had lost charge."Police believe she had likely died before her 18th birthday in April. Det Con Cook told the hearing he had previously visited their home in 2023 while working as a uniformed officer, to support social services in accessing the that time, he noted their home was "clean and tidy" with their fridge stocked and beds inquest heard on his second visit on the day they were pronounced dead, there had been mouldy food in the fridge, uncooked pasta, noodles and spaghetti on the kitchen work surfaces, and two unopened tins of tuna placed in the and half-eaten food including bread and raw pasta along with two empty water bottles were found in one of the bedrooms, where Loraine had used bedding and pillows to "make a den" on the floor between two of the tablet showed a number of calls had been made to the tablet in the weeks following Alphonsine's likely death, including by Nottingham City Hospital, which had been unanswered and replied to by text using one of three stock messages, which police believe were sent by Loraine. Alphonsine's eldest daughter, Elvira Choulla, said her mother "was a very strong woman" who "always strived for the best" for her and Loraine, and that Loraine was "such a happy person" with a "big positive energy".She said: "When I was happy, I was happy because of Loraine".Christopher Atherton, strategic director of adult social care at Nottingham City Council, told the inquest work was taking place to restructure its services into a "neighbourhood model" to better join up with health providers like GPs and voluntary inquest continues.
BBC News
6 days ago
- BBC News
Dog attack at Leicester flat leaves two injured
A man has been taken to hospital following a dog attack in said they were called to a flat in Aikman Avenue on Wednesday evening following reports of someone being bitten by an Midlands Ambulance Service attended the scene and treated a man and a woman, both in their 40s, though their injuries were not believed to be serious. The dog has been seized from the address while an investigation is carried out, officers said. No more details of the breed of dog involved have been cordon was lifted later the same evening.
