Lucy Grant, 17, suffered a fatal seizure at her home in Johnstone, Scotland – but her body was not removed for several hours as police and ambulance crews bickered
A schoolgirl who died at home after a seizure was left laying on the floor for nine hours as authorities argued who should move her body.
Lucy Grant, 17, died at her home in Johnstone, Scotland, after suffering a seizure following an epilepsy diagnosis a year earlier. The sad tragedy was later compounded when her body was not moved for several hours as police and paramedics debated who should do so. The traumatised family’s nightmare only came to an end when a senior detective arrived on the scene and finally ordered a private ambulance and Lucy was finally taken away.
Mum Lynette Anderson, 44, told the Daily Record : “At one point, I collapsed in the garden on my knees. I was crying and screaming. I was clearly in distress.
“They stood in the street fighting and causing a scene in front of the neighbours during the worst moment of my life. My baby girl lay on her bedroom floor for nine and a half hours while the emergency services argued with each other as they couldn’t agree on who should take her away.
“Lucy’s brother and one of her sisters also watched the whole ordeal. We are all traumatised. During this time, we watched as fluid started to come out of Lucy’s nose and mouth.
“They wouldn’t even let me clean her face. I just lay on the floor outside her bedroom door.”
The police visited the family the next day and apologised for the handling of Lucy’s case before informing them there would be an investigation into the incident.
The Mirror