A distraught man has slammed police for leaving him with the body of his wife for over six hours after she collapsed and died at their home.
A devastated Ian Johnson, 60, said that his wife Carol, 77, collapsed in the sitting room of their home in the early hours of May 15.
Despite the efforts of two North East Ambulance Service crews, she was pronounced dead at the scene in Cramlington at approximately 1.30am, Chronicle Live reports.