Police forced entry, HELP

hartcjhart · 3 May 2011 at 5:52PM

littlerat wrote: »

I'm sorry, what?!

Firstly, who the hell has their family's neighbour's phone numbers? That isn't a normal, everyday thing - my Mum or gran saw my great gran almost every day, talked to her daily, but they didn't have her neighbour's numbers or vice-versa - why would they?

Secondly, unless I've missed a major post somewhere, he knew she was with family, why presume he doesn't check on her? How is he useless for not being with her 24/7?!

You're assuming a hell of a lot of facts here.

I can say my great gran, if she had a couple thousand pounds worth of damage done to her house, would've only had 1 option - to sell. Her only capital was in the house and none of our family would've had or been able to get the money for her.

It seems to be that the OP does care for his mother and knew where she was, however due to neighbours assumptions (which seem not unlike yours) she now has damage to her house she's goingto struggle to afford to repair. Tell me in what way that is fair?

I know there's no ideal solution, but an elderly lady who's possibly living only on a state pension having to find that sort of money, when she wasn't there - that's ridiculous

again,BUT what if the neighbours assumptions proved to be right,and the police breaking in saved her life!!

put yourself in the same situation with your great gran,they say nothing she dies,they say something and she lives,
answer please

Nukumai · 3 May 2011 at 6:14PM

Oopsadaisy wrote: »

You're obviously a somewhat useless and uncaring child.

How come the neighbours didn't have your number to call?

Please don't try to transfer the guilt you feel for not being there for your mother onto the police.

It's you that has let down your mum, not the police or your neighbours.

At least the neighbours [bet you don't even know their names] loved your mum enough to check up on her, unlike yourself.

Deal with your issues.

Unbelievable!

And, unless this is a failed attempt at irony, I find it difficult to even imagine the mentality of somebody who could be so offensive and judgemental.

Flyboy152 · 3 May 2011 at 6:16PM

You don't get on to MSE that often, do you.

mountainofdebt · 3 May 2011 at 6:24PM

Forgot to add I thought of this thread when I was listening to how the Police broke into the house after neighbours become worried and found that family murdered.

Enterprise_1701C · 3 May 2011 at 6:59PM

It might be an idea for her to leave a key with a trusted neighbour in the future. We have a neighbour who is 80, and no-one had seen her around for a couple of days so the neighbour who had a key went to open the front door and the chain was on, so someone was despatched to find a screwdriver, the chain was removed, and we dashed upstairs to find her barely alive with severe breathing problems, ambulance was called and she is now fine. If that neighbour had not had a key we would not have called the police for another day or two, and she would not be alive today.