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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
National
Steven Morris

Gaia Pope’s family angry at lack of police and health reforms a year after inquest

Gaia Pope
The inquest jury heard about a series of missed chances to help or save Gaia Pope. Photograph: Dorset police/PA Media

Relatives of Gaia Pope have expressed anger and heartache at the lack of progress on key reforms in policing and healthcare they believe are needed a year after the Dorset teenager’s inquest exposed dozens of failings in her care.

One described the impact of her death and the legal process that followed as “a wound that will never heal or even stop bleeding” while another said they still felt badly traumatised and let down by the legal system.

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