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Met 'failed to act' over fatality | Met 'failed to act' over fatality |
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An inquiry is under way by police watchdogs after they said officers had apparently failed to smash open a bathroom door while a woman lay dying. | An inquiry is under way by police watchdogs after they said officers had apparently failed to smash open a bathroom door while a woman lay dying. |
Sushma Kaur fell ill at her Ilford flat in Essex on 23 January. | |
Police waited 16 minutes after arriving to open the door she lay behind, the Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC) said. | Police waited 16 minutes after arriving to open the door she lay behind, the Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC) said. |
An inquest into Mrs Kaur's death heard that prompt basic care could have saved her. The Met has not commented. | An inquest into Mrs Kaur's death heard that prompt basic care could have saved her. The Met has not commented. |
Walthamstow Coroner's Court was told that Mrs Kaur would be alive "on the balance of probabilities" if officers had put her in the recovery position when they first arrived. | Walthamstow Coroner's Court was told that Mrs Kaur would be alive "on the balance of probabilities" if officers had put her in the recovery position when they first arrived. |
'Terrible shock' | 'Terrible shock' |
She was taken to hospital but was pronounced dead an hour and a half after the alarm was raised by her seven-year-old son, the IPCC said. | She was taken to hospital but was pronounced dead an hour and a half after the alarm was raised by her seven-year-old son, the IPCC said. |
Rachel Cerfontyne, of the IPCC, said the inquest into the death had been adjourned until its inquiry was complete. | Rachel Cerfontyne, of the IPCC, said the inquest into the death had been adjourned until its inquiry was complete. |
She said: "This must have been a terrible shock for Ms Kaur's family and we have family liaison managers in place to make sure they are kept up to date with the progress of our investigation. | She said: "This must have been a terrible shock for Ms Kaur's family and we have family liaison managers in place to make sure they are kept up to date with the progress of our investigation. |
"We will be looking at the circumstances surrounding the death of Sushma Kaur and investigating why police did not force the door open more quickly." | "We will be looking at the circumstances surrounding the death of Sushma Kaur and investigating why police did not force the door open more quickly." |
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