Left to starve to death

Errol Graham, 57, weighed four-and-a-half stone (28.5kg) when his body was found by bailiffs who broke into his Nottingham council flat to evict him.

If he needed help Sectioning the Police should be breaking in Not Bailiffs

That's appalling.  Poor chap

it just goes to show we don't know what's going on behind closed doors. we lived in a closed door society and some people cannot open that door out of pride or shame or whatever it is. the benefits system is definitely broken and unfortunately it's due to too many people abusing it

the question has to be though, how did his family let him get like that. if they cared at all it wouldn't have happened. it's not always the government's fault, they're faceless. you can't always blame "the system" - because the system is just a system, it's a mechanism. it's going to fail sometimes like anything

sadly he was failed not only by the government's system but by his own family and that's the real tragedy but it seems like his pride would not let him ask for help or admit that he was struggling and he literally starved to death from his inability to show weakness

unfortunately, money is not always going to solve a person's problems. some things run deeper than that. family is more important than money and this bloke had neither by the sounds of it

but the millionaire brexit gang wont care. they will now be able to push more of their victorian values through.god help the working class

Why some of us voted labour...very sad, how many others are outside the system

because that is when things like this happen

rip

man that makes blood boil

guy had 2 tins of fish in his house , hadn't had payment for 8 months ffs

what were his family doing Christ pretty sure they must have been aware of mans health issues

just so sad man

and the shocking fact is theres 1000s more , struggling , starving , not coping

meanwhile in brussels they tuck into lobster and steak , what a fkn world

where was his support

mental health teams , doctors , social workers

they must have been aware

to busy sitting in costa enjoying there flexi time

and the job share in social services- imagine how helpful to efficiency that is for starters - just  that makes my blood boil

If I were a member of his immediate family, I'd be way too ashamed to say anything to the media.

They may be in no better state than he is, did he have any immediate family?

Now we are leaving Europe, we should be able to control immigration

So perhaps allocate a little more money to mental health and social services

his family have spoken to media tho im not sure how close they are or how immediate

they are likely to be in there own nightmare who knows

all I know is that it sound like this guy had been battling years with system , why did it let him down so badly when they knew about him

and someone knew he was without income for months

they should be made to go without food for a few days , nev mind months  shower of barstewards

what an appalling and sad story this is.does anybody care anymore?

My sister passed away last year,while in hospital for heart treatment she lost 9 kg in 6 weeks to weigh 6 stone,when challenged the staff said she didn't like the food and left it.Discharged into a care home for assessment and she put all that back on because the nursing staff CARED and made sure she ate her meals. It's not all about money.

I am glad treetop

Caring is a vocation. Govts instead have insisted on uni degrees..

Sad story.

If you think that's bad, check this one out, absolutely staggering, I keep thinking to myself, why, just why are people so evil. What is wrong with some humans.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2cUkt2mBwR0

Thanks UBLE, I think injera has the solution,get away from this degree lark preventing caring but unacademic staff on the wards. A senior member of nursing staff called  sister (!) supervising staff that sit on their computers most of the time instead of being out on the wards talking and engaging with patients might also help.

but if you have a degree in using these things why not use them rather than deal with nasty smelly old people

we are literally going down the drain

you see nasty old smelly people like me don't go along with all the uni pc trash they will have inculcated these nurses with  no wonder they would rather be on their computers

superjudge    30 Jan 20 20:16 
what an appalling and sad story this is.does anybody care anymore?


Certainly not this Tory government. They couldn't give a flying f***

facts is correct

they are evil

Two years ago I regularly pushed an old boy up the road in his wheelchair, from the homeless shelter to his begging spot, or back again. He'd regale me with tales of how successful his son was.

It was hard to resist the urge to ask:
   why isn't he here for you now then?
   why doesn't he buy you one of those electric wheelchairs?

I've not seen this chap in over a year so perhaps he has gone to live with his son, though I fear it is more likely he has died. To be honest he was a pita.

But then I do not see my family from one year to the next. It's not like Eastenders where families live in each other's pockets, or even spend all evening talking to the grandkids on Skype.