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Asha Patel
BBC News, Nottingham
Reporting fromNottingham Coroner's Court
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Alphonsine Djiako Leuga, right, and Loraine Choulla were found dead in their home in May 2024
A disabled teenage girl could have been saved if an ambulance had attended her dying mother's 999 call - months before they were both found dead in their home, a coroner has concluded.
Nottingham Coroner's Court heard Alphonsine Djiako Leuga, 47, and 18-year-old Loraine Choulla had been dead for some time before they were found on 21 May 2024 in a house in Radford.
It was believed Alphonsine died first, in February, while Loraine - who had Down's syndrome and depended "entirely" on her mum - died of malnutrition and dehydration weeks later.
On Friday, assistant coroner Amanda Bewley said authorities "missed opportunities" to escalate concerns around the pair.
An inquest into their deaths, which started on Monday, heard Alphonsine had called for an ambulance on 2 February saying she was cold and could not move, but nobody attended.
