A vulnerable woman with schizophrenia was left to starve to death in her social housing flat as she was ‘failed and forgotten’ by adult social care, her family and their legal team say.
Laura Winham, 41, was found dead at her social housing property in Woking by her mother and brother in May 2021.
The family had been estranged from her for many years, having reluctantly kept their distance, at Laura’s insistence, as her schizophrenia caused her to believe they would harm her.
In a statement following the conclusion of an inquest into her death on Tuesday, Ms Winham’s family said there was a “huge opportunity missed” to take action after police raised concerns that she had little food or money.
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