A police force has paid damages to the family of a woman who froze to death in a cemetery after PCSOs called off a search after less than 10 minutes. The officers from Humberside Police didn’t even step foot outside of their car to look for Jacqueline Parsons, 56, as she lay dying in Western Cemetery in Hull, East Yorks.
Jacqueline had fallen off her bike and injured herself, prompting a passer-by to call police from home as he didn't have a mobile and feared she'd be locked in overnight. Her body was discovered by a dog walker the following morning in October 2018.
Humberside Police has now agreed a settlement with her loved ones who took legal action alleging its failures were a breach of its duty of care to protect the right to life. Jacqueline's heartbroken brother Stephen, 64, said he'd been left angry at the "basic failings" and had taken legal action to ensure lessons were learned.
