Overview

• HM Coroner Alan Wilson concluded unlawful act manslaughter over the 2018 death of the 75-year-old at Blackpool Victoria Hospital.
• A Home Office post-mortem found she died from internal and external injuries caused by a forcible sexual assault, not from her stroke.
• Consultant pathologist Dr Alison Armour said the injuries were inflicted at least 48 hours before death, with the window including the overnight of November 12–13.
• Healthcare assistants reported “blood everywhere” and an unusual smell when preparing her body, but concerns were not escalated or recorded.
• Police said the room was cleaned, clothing was discarded and CCTV was overwritten, leaving insufficient evidence to charge anyone as the major crime unit keeps the case open.