A 55 year-old-woman died due to hypothermia in her council flat that didn't even have a fridge freezer, washing machine or microwave.
Cass Taylor ‘died cold and undernourished on the floor of her council flat, alone, apart from her pet dog Stanley’, her sister said
An inquest at Exeter Coroners’ Court yesterday examined the circumstances surrounding the woman’s death. Describing Cass’s past struggles, she continued: ‘She was put into care at age of 14 by Devon County Council and was also repeatedly sectioned in recent years.She said her sister had been ‘suspicious’ of services because of ‘how she had been detained in the past’.
A post-mortem examination confirmed Cass, who sang with a band called Boomshack in the 1990s, had not been intoxicated at the time of her death.He said she had been drinking ‘about 10 cans of lager a day’ in the months ahead of her death, adding: ‘In my opinion, she could not look after herself due to her drinking and she should have had a carer.’Cass, right, with her mum and nephew
Jennifer Kent, a mental health nurse with Devon Partnership Trust , said: ‘We had to respect her choice and decision and she had the ability to weigh up her options.
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