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‘I begged for help’: the police failings that led to UK mother’s death at hands of her daughter’s stalker
- The Guardian details the 2022 murder of Yolanda Saldana Feliz by her daughter's stalker in London and the mother's death.
- Lauris Saldana repeatedly asked the police for help as Florentino harassed her and hunted them, but responses were insufficient.
- An inquest found a sequence of police failures, including a trainee handling the case and lack of timely responses.
- The coroner’s prevention of future deaths report prompted scrutiny of policing practices around domestic abuse.
- Lauris was living in unsafe local authority housing with ongoing safety concerns and drug activity nearby.
- Yolanda’s death underscores broader concerns about safeguarding vulnerable victims and domestic abuse investigations.
- The police say they have since increased public protection teams to better safeguard victims and target predators.
- The case highlights language barriers and immigrant status as possible barriers to receiving help from police.
- Florentino killed himself days after the attack, ending the immediate threat but not the grief and accountability questions.
- The Guardian features Lauris Saldana's account of surviving injuries and ongoing trauma years after the attack.
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