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'Heartbreaking. So avoidable...' anger and despair over death of mum-of-four 'failed at every level'
19.06.2023 - 19:55 / manchestereveningnews.co.uk
Furious Manchester Evening News readers have vented their anger and despair following the shocking death of a loving mum-of-four from Tameside who was 'failed at every level.'
Karen McBride was found dead at her home in Stalybridge after years of struggle and fear over money and 'uninhabitable' living conditions.
An inquest into her death heard that the anti-poverty campaigner had been 'wrongly pursued' over benefits debt and moved into a housing association property in a 'very poor state with a myriad of serious restoration work needing to be done.'
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Karen was found hanged in her kitchen on August 1 last year. Her family said they believed the 'failings of multiple agencies led to her death.'
A coroner ruled that the evidence heard showed Ms McBride was 'frustrated to the point of desperation' but ruled that he didn't agree 'the state' should have been aware of her risk to life.
But in a statement read to the inquest by her daughter Codie, she said: "My mum was a victim of systemic abuse - which is the complete neglect towards a whole class of people in this country."
Following the inquest at Stockport Coroner's Court, a number of people have responded to the M.E.N's special report on social media.
One reader said: "So sad, I have no words." Another wrote: "Heartbreaking and should never have happened." Whilst a third added: "Heartbreaking. #BrokenBritain."
"Devastating but unfortunately this is the new normal in our country," one shocked reader said. "Heartbreaking. So avoidable. I hope she has found peace."
Another said: "This reads like a Ken Loach script.. dehumanised, ignored, left to try and navigate broken processes managed by
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