Hospital Protocol Question

[Monty]

Tom,

Smiths assault wasn't uncommon, I'm afraid it comes with the territory in Emmas situation and line of work.

To report every attack, which would have been daily and numerous, was just not realistic.

Also, Smith herself was reluctant to report it. However, once she did pass away a suspicious death has occured an inquest is called and, by law the police are notified to attend.

Simon,

I suspect Tom got it from the casefile.

Monty

[Simon Wood]

Hi Tom,

May I ask the source of your chain of events?

Regards,

Simon

[Tom_Wescott]

Hi all,

I've long been irked by the fact that Dr. George Haslip interviewed Emma Smith as she lay dying, learned of the horrible attack which took her life, and yet no one from the London Hospital contacted the police to inform them. They didn't learn of the crime until they were notified by the coroner's office that an inquest was to take place on April 7th, and they didn't hear this until the 6th (3 days after the attack and 2 days after Smith's death)!

My question is, who's responsibility was it to notify the police? Was it Dr. Haslip's or someone else? SOMEBODY was derelict in their duties and it might have cost the police their investigation.

Yours truly,

Tom Wescott