- In short: A neighbour says not enough was done to help a 71-year-old woman who starved to death in her Bridgewater community housing unit just weeks after police conducted a welfare check
- What's next? Tasmania Police say there are now specific instructions in the Tasmania Police Manual about alerting mental health services after conducting similar checks
The neighbour of a 71-year-old woman, who died alone of starvation despite a police welfare check weeks earlier, says she was let down by those who should have stepped in to help her.
