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A coroner has urged the Metropolitan Police to review its policies after an inquest found delays in responding to Catherine Morgan’s disappearance may have contributed to her death. The 37-year-old from Lewisham died in Kent on 4 September 2024, hours after police declined to investigate despite reports of her high-risk status.
A person died after being hit by a train at Bethnal Green Underground station on 31 July, followed by a second fatality near Alexandra Palace railway station on 1 August. Both incidents were ruled non-suspicious, with files prepared for the coroner.
An inquest concluded that a primary school teacher from Eltham would likely have survived if a blood clot had been diagnosed and treated. The coroner identified clinical judgment errors in both her GP visit and hospital assessment, including overlooked risk factors such as her contraceptive pill use.
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