A coroner has slammed a delay that saw it take over eight hours for a police officer to attend at the house of a woman who was later found dead after a worried friend raised the alarm.
Angeline Phillips, 35, was found dead in bed at her home in Walkden, Salford in the early hours of January 30, 2021, following an overdose.
An inquest into her death heard that just after 6pm the previous day a friend rang 999 and reported a concern for her welfare. The Greater Manchester Police (GMP ) call handler categorised the call as a 'grade two' emergency, one below the most serious 'Grade 1 call. The force's own protocol requires an officer to attend a grade two call within an hour.
