Mother and teen daughter discovered dead
Mother and Daughter Found Dead Months After Emergency Call
Alphonsine Djiako Leuga, 47, and her daughter Loraine Choulla, 18, were found dead in their Nottingham home in May—nearly four months after Leuga called 999 and no help arrived. Leuga, who had sickle cell anaemia, was immobile, and her daughter, who had Down Syndrome, depended entirely on her.
Leuga’s February 2 call was marked “abandoned” despite her providing a name and address. No ambulance was sent. “There was a missed opportunity,” said Susan Jevons of East Midlands Ambulance Service. “An ambulance should have been sent.”
Investigators believe Leuga died shortly after the call. Her daughter survived until February 28, alone and unable to seek help once her phone died. “She was left alive and alone until her device stopped working,” said Detective Con Jack Cook.
The coroner heard that starvation or dehydration couldn’t be ruled out. The tragedy has raised serious concerns over emergency response failures.
