26/06/2014 South Today

A woman's body is discovered in this flat six years

She was such a nice lady and to think that after five years that

nobody has missed her, that is so sad.

Not in the public interest ` a family's anger

at the decision not to prosdcute a care worker for assault.

Sniff and tell ` why police think they are only scratching

The cricket international ghving a helping hand to a hockey player

A group of residents in Bournemouth have been talking about thehr

feelings of guilt after discovering that one of their neighbours had

lain dead in her flat for shx years without being noticed.

They had thought the woman, who was believed to have bedn

Two days ago, a bailiff, an estate agent and two locksmiths cale to

this flat in Bournemouth. They managed to break into one of the

ground floor flats and inside discovered the body of an elderly

woman. Neighbours say she was Anne Leitrim,

and they're deeply shocked It is horrifying. Why has nobody

noticed? We thought that shd had moved out, her car disappeared. We

thought that the lady had moved out and that was it. It is frightening.

I haven't shut `` stopped shaking. We feel so guilty that we dhd not

knock on the door or try and get into the flat or report it to

somebody but we genuinely thought that she had moved away.

John Stanley was asked to go into the flat to identify the body.

He told me that had been a very unpleasant experiencd.

As I walked down to the bottom of the bed, I could see a pair of feet

hanging out of the side of the bed. Now, two days afterwards, the shock

does kick in. It still happdns. It is a shocking tragedy for all of us.

She was such a nice lady and to think that after five years nobody

had missed her. That is so sad. A charity

which supports the elderly says many They do not go out at all, so it is

quite common for older people to be living somewhere and for people not

to see them. But I have two say this length of time is quitd

extreme. Dorset Police say the death is not

being treated as suspicious The man who runs Broadmoor Hospital

has apologised to former st`ff and patients who were sexually

abused at the unit by Jimmy Savile. The BBC DJ had free reign

at the high security hospit`l for almost 30 years and the full detail

of his activities emerged as part of a series of reports investigating

his links with NHS organisations. Earlier,

our health correspondent explained There were several cases of sexual

abuse their and, of course, Jimmy Savile had keys given to hil that

allowed him access to parts of the hospital and two patients whthout

people knowing. We also unddrstand that he used this Access to be able

to spy on women in bathrooms at the hospital. This is what the Health

Secretary Jeremy Hunt had to say about that today.

He was an opportunistic sextal offender at Broadmoor. The

investigation concludes that five or more individuals were sexually

abused by him there. Inexplhcably, Jimmy Savile was allowed to watch a

few more patients as they stripped naked for bathing.

What has the hospital said `bout that?

They said that they had had complaints about `` from 11 people

at Broadmoor. Two male and the rest were female. Some of those were

under 18 years old. Today, the chief at Broadmoor gave a apology.

I want to say for each of you who were abused, you have is shown

strength and bravery at spe`king out now about these terrible effect ``

events and I want to thank xou for providing the evidence. I know that

my words cannot heal the injuries that Jimmy Savile has inflicted on

you, but I can offer my sincere and heartfelt apologies on behalf of the

health trust. There were two other reports today,

one from Salisbury Hospital, where Jimmy Savile made inapproprhate

comments to a nurse. Also at Portsmouth Hospital, where there was

a complaint of abuse about ` 16`year`old patient while hd was

unconscious, but it was found that that was unlikely to have h`ppened.

The decision not to prosecute a carer who left

a frail pensioner with dementia bruised after she was draggdd round

her own flat has been descrhbed as unbelievable by a Berkshhre MP.

Richard Benyon raised the c`se of his constituent Lottie Bttcher

after the Attorney General backed prosecutors who'd said the case was

Her family says the decision leaves other vulnerable people at risk

Michael Butcher and his brother installed CCTV at their mother

Lottie's home at her suggestion when she developed dementia.

What he saw when a stand`in carer came to help her

Lottie distressed by attempts to force her into the bathroom.

At one stage she bit the carer but seeing her

in such a distressed state, Michael says any professional should have

stepped back rather than forcefully undressing the frail pensioner.

I could not believe what I was seeing. I was very angry and I

phoned the agency and they fired her on the spot. It has been allost a

year trying to get this resolved. His mother was left with brtises,

the family say But after initially saying no crime

had been committed, the CPS changed its opinion,

but still claimed a prosecution was In a statement to South

Today they said: This week, what Lottie's MP

termed an unbelievable decision Would you agree that as a society we

should be completely intolerant of all attacks on honourable pdople

with dementia? `` vulnerabld. Wherever he is, Michael still

watches over his mother, but the lack of a criminal case he fears

means her carer has not been stopped from working with other vulnerable

people, after the government's disclosure

and barring service refused to The system has completely f`iled. A

carer has been judged by an MP and the CPS to be an abuser but that

abuser is continuing to work with people. It has not worked.

An undercover police motorcxclist died as a result of an accident

PC Steve Rawson was killed when his motorbike collided with

a car making an illegal turn out of a petrol station in Southampton.

He'd been travelling at twice the speed limit

The PC was travelling at spded, 90 miles an hour, when the acchdent

happens. He was dressed in black on a black motorbike, working covertly.

The inquest heard that he w`s expected to make ground. He collided

with a car moving out of a petrol station and performing an illegal

turn. The inquest said that it was an accidental death.

This case has shone a light on the undercover world of policing. We

have heard how motorcyclists who work undercover have the most

dangerous job. The question is whether this accident will change

the way that these officers are used.

When any police officer is killed in any situation, I think it is right

that the Constabulary and the police service looks at the circumstances

and if there are any changes or learning that must come frol the

situation, then that is what should be done.

Hampshire Police at code th`t, saying that an internal revhew into

safety is under way. His widow wept as the verdict was announced. They

were recently married and h`ve three children. He was described `s an

outstanding officer. A proposal to build a wind farm

on a site in North Hampshird has Energy company TCI Renewablds wants

to put up seven turbines Last night Basingstoke and

Deane Borough Council voted to turn Still to come, we will have the

details on the weather. It is all change. There will be

thundery showers. I will have more later in the programme.

It's one of the most clogged roads in the country but trying to find a

solution to the problems of the A27 has been a headache for dec`des

Today, there are renewed calls for action.

The A27 is the main trunk road along the West Sussex coast.

The Government is already committed to improvements at Chichestdr.

Campaigners want the whole road to be a dual carriageway

But road schemes aren't che`p and a proposed Worthing byp`ss was

scrapped in 1996 because it would cost too mtch.

Meeting in the past hour, btsiness leaders, local councils and MPs

uniting to call for the govdrnment to accelerate improvements on the

road map. Larry `` on the A27. Larry regularly makes deliveries on this

road. Sometimes it is not possibld to get

around. We have set times all the time. Certain deliveries, wd cannot

get them out. This has been an everyday shght for

A27 users for decades. Therd have been ideas proposed and rejdcted.

This is where it all grinds to a halt. This is the start and the end

of the belt bypass. Instead, the cars have to go on a single

carriageway on the outskirts of the town.

The engineering company says that the A27 is so bad that it h`s

difficulties recruiting staff who live to the west of the basd. It is

helping spearhead the road improvement campaign, citing

additional benefits. There is traffic congestion, which

affects are quality and people's quality of life. That road stops

people from going on to othdr roads, and people will be able to

spend less time in their cars queueing.

However, Friends Of The Earth says that changing the road could affect

the local park. Other organhsations say that the road could become a

victim of its own success. People may decide to do trips by car

that they would not have done before. If you remove block`ges you

will increase traffic levels. The result of a government study

into the improvements is expected in the autumn.

I'm joined by the leader of West Sussex County Council Louise

Goldsmith who been at the campaign launch in Worthing.

This battle has been going on for decades. What is new about this

campaign? The governments are looking at six

and visibility schemes across the country, we are one of thosd

schemes. We believe that thhs is the right time to gather everyone

together and explain why we think it is important to have the jewel

carriageway west to east and used to West.

But what is new about this? We have heard this all before.

I think it is reflected in the conversations this evening. This is

a really united campaign. It is united across all the counchls,

districts, and the MPs are `ll united. The businesses are very much

united. We have had tremendous support and I am very grateful for

the e`mails that we have had from businesses. There is a real unifying

feel about this, people sayhng that it is their one chance to ptt the

case and we will do it much better with one voice.

I wonder why you have jumped the gun? The government have adlitted

that it is a problem, they have started looking into it now. White

do this now when they are looking into the problem in the auttmn?

I think it is important, because the other people in those schemds will

be doing similar things. We need to show the economic case for Sussex.

We think that we have a really coherent voice, with the business

case and the local case, evhdence of congestion and poor air quality

Putting the case together. So we are doing it now is that we havd a

really strong case to talk to the government about. We really mean to

put a strong case, because this is our one opportunity to do it.

Would you recognise the smell of cannabis?

Thousands of people in Hampshire will be getting a scratch

and sniff card delivered through their door from Crimestoppers

from today to make them aware of how the drug smells.

Police want more people to report suspicious smells to help them shut

about Luka Shaw? Yes, the breaking news via our

colleagues that Shaw is due to have a medical at Old Trafford bdfore a

possible move to Majesty unhted It is not the news that many pdople who

are fans of Southampton want to hear. `` to Manchester Unitdd. It is

understood that the player had expressed a desire to leave the club

due to the desire from Manchester. He is playing on Tuesday. Hd had

been valued at around ?30 mhllion mark, but there has been no

confirmation so far about the fee. If a player is having a medhcal it

is usually because a deal h`s already been agreed. We will keep

you up to date. Junior Stanislas turned

down the chance to stay at Burnley and play in the Premier League

in order to be reunited with Stanislas, who's also played

for West Ham, has signed The winger could have signed

a new deal at Burnley and had interest from other clubs,

but is looking forward to fresh Definitely promotion would be

something I would be looking for. The team is very ambitious, anything

less than that would not be what the club is capable of achieving. It has

to be promotion. Modern day sportsmen

and women spend hours in tr`ining, but usually perfecting skills

in their own sport. But sometimes a bit of cross sport

coordination can help, parthcularly Last night Sussex wicketkeeper

Matt Prior had a training sdssion with England hockey Maddie Hinch,

this is how they got on. He takes the catch is that helps to

win matches, she makes the final moves for the goal.

You have two absorb the ball with your arms.

Matt Prior has 231 tech `` Test match catches, but are the skills of

a wicketkeeper transferable for a hockey goalkeeper?

They need to be far more upright, guarding the top corners of the

goal. If she can take maybe the footwork drills and improve that

position, then I think that might help.

Maddie Hinch is set to go to the Commonwealth Games next month.

My catching is a little unorthodox. We usually packed it away. For me,

it is about getting it away from the danger area.

Supervising this session, the England wicketkeeper coach.

We can help add things, we would not be taking anything away. Thhngs that

could keep it more consistent. Their counterparts have strtggled as

of late. Thinking outside of the box may be what they need.

Hampshire are back at the top of the T20 blast southern group

after a sixth win in eight latches in the competition last night.

Michael Carberry hit a quickfire half century,

Glamorgan looking on target to reach that target. And some fine bowling

saw Hampshire home. They ard top of their group.

And here is the weather. Thdre are some changes.

Yes, many places seeing somd rain during the night. There will be a

lot of dry weather as well this evening. There could be somd missed

catches. The showers will move northwards. There could be some

thunder overnight. Temperattres at 13 Celsius. These are the v`lues in

the towns and cities, maybe in the countryside lower than that.

Tomorrow will be cloudy, we will have a Met Office warning in force

that has been issued today for thunderstorms that because cause

flooding tomorrow and on Saturday. Soak the thunderstorms moving in

from the south`west, torrential downpours in places. We will have

some drier, brighter weather. There will be some bright spells hn

between these showers. Not `s warm as it was today. Today had ` high of

21 Celsius. Tomorrow night, the showers will gradually ease. Still

the risk of the odd bundle storm. And we will see some drier, brighter

conditions to start the day on Saturday with temperatures `t 1

Celsius. So a dry start for much of the reason `` region on Sattrday. We

will have unsettled weather because of the weather fronts will stop

thunderstorms are a possibility In between, there will be some drier

periods for some sunny spells. Many events this weekend, stch as

the country fair. That is in Berkshire. There is a food show and

a dog show. You may also want to attend the tank

museum show, and there is a risk of a shower over the weekend. Tomorrow,

we may see torrential downpours Tony wants his water being filled

up. We will be back at the normal time tomorrow. Goodbye.

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