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Jury out in double death inquest Suicide mother killed daughter
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The jury at an inquest into the deaths of a mother and daughter who died in a car fire has retired, after the judge finished summing up the evidence. The jury at an inquest into the deaths of a mother and daughter who died in a car fire has recorded verdicts of suicide and unlawful killing.
Fiona Pilkington, 38, of Barwell, Leicestershire, set fire to her car in October 2007 as she and her 18-year-old daughter Francecca Hardwick sat inside.Fiona Pilkington, 38, of Barwell, Leicestershire, set fire to her car in October 2007 as she and her 18-year-old daughter Francecca Hardwick sat inside.
The inquest in Loughborough has heard police ignored reports of abuse over several years. The inquest jury said the police response had played a part in their deaths.
Coroner Olivia Davison has asked the jury to return a narrative verdict. More follows.
'Harassed by gangs'
The four men and four women will not only decide how the mother and daughter died in the burning car in Earl Shilton, but the circumstances surrounding their deaths.
The inquest has heard from members of the police force, social services, Hinckley and Bosworth Borough Council , their GP, other family members and the school Francecca attended.
When summing up coroner Olivia Davison recapped statements from all the major agencies, stating that the situation would have been dealt with differently today.
The jury heard how Ms Pilkington and her son and daughter were persistently harassed by gangs of children, some of whom were only nine, at their home in Barwell.
One family - known as Family A - still caused problems to other residents now but no-one has been prosecuted despite more than 30 calls to police and visits from Hinckley and Bosworth Borough Council , the inquest heard.