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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.
