Woman caught wheeling daughter’s decomposing body around busy UK town centre

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27 comments

  1. Feel sorry for the mother, sounds like she needed help ☹️

  5. Does the daily star, a reprehensible rag, I wouldn’t use to wipe my arse, put these stories on reddit so we click on their site and view their adds?

  9. An elderly woman, Joan Kathleen Turnell, was stopped by police in Walthamstow town centre while pushing her daughter’s decomposing body in a wheelchair. The incident occurred after Joan had kept her daughter Tracey’s corpse in their shared flat for over a year.

    Neighbors had reported a strong odor and fly infestation coming from the flat, but when authorities visited, Joan refused to let them in. In an attempt to convince them that Tracey was alive, Joan wrapped the body in a red coat and took it out in public.

    Housing officers followed her to the high street and alerted the police due to the smell. When police stopped Joan in a secluded car park, they found a heavily decomposed body under the coat.

    At the inquest, it was revealed that Joan suffered from severe mental illness, including prolonged grief disorder and a brain tumor.

    She stated that she couldn’t bear to part with her daughter and kept her body because she loved her too much. The exact cause of Tracey’s death could not be determined due to the advanced state of decomposition. Tracey had lived with significant health conditions and was entirely dependent on her mother.

    The family lived in isolation, without access to healthcare, government documents, or the internet. Tracey’s identity was confirmed through DNA analysis, as there were no photographs of her.

    Despite the circumstances, Joan was not prosecuted for preventing the lawful burial of her daughter’s body.

  10. That’s a very sad story of a woman with severe mental difficulties.

  11. Everyone go hug / call your family. This is tragically sad.

  12. Am I the only one who thinks having a mental disorder does not excuse this? That’s barbaric behaviour

  13. These types of things are more common than you might think. The housing officers in this case were quite proactive because people have lain deceased for years before it’s noticed.

  17. This poor woman. I really hope she gets the help she needs and the support to deal with her tremendous grief.

  18. This is just heartbreaking to read. I can’t even imagine.

  19. I’ve lost a daughter, and I can sympathise with her grief .

  20. So sad for the both of them , hope the mother gets all the help she needs 🙏

  21. I was about to eat my dinner reading that and literally pushed it aside

  24. Having recently lost a family member, I can sympathise. Grief can swallow a person whole

  27. Oh that’s awful. Really sad situation. I hope we can do better for people will mental health problems

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