"A court heard how GPs, nurses and police officers all had chances to intervene in Thomas Bignell's violent campaign against Georgia, but failed to do so. At the conclusion of the hearing, there were gasps in the courtroom. It is believed to be only the second time in English legal history that a coroner has reached such a conclusion in the case of a suicide following domestic abuse, and the first time without a jury."
"The coroner said she could not be certain whether Georgia intended to take her own life; she had told her mother that she just wanted the physical and mental pain to stop. The CPS has previously said there is insufficient evidence to bring charges. But Georgia's family want this to be reconsidered following the coroner's ruling that her death was unlawful. Bignell did not attend the inquest and when police tried to bring him in under a warrant, they couldn't find him"
"She had this amazing halo of golden curls, Kay Barter says of her daughter. Which she hated, and everybody loved. The lollipop man at primary school used to call her Shirley Temple. As mother and daughter, they were incredibly close. Georgia, she recalls, was very loving, very kind, and caring. She'd ring me every day from work, three or four times a day, to see how I was. She'd always tell me, every phone call, I love you, Mum.'"
On 26 April 2020 Georgia Barter died after taking a fatal overdose of painkillers following prolonged domestic abuse. A coroner ruled she was unlawfully killed by her abusive partner and found that GPs, nurses and police had missed chances to intervene in Thomas Bignell's violent campaign. The coroner could not be certain whether Georgia intended to take her own life; she had told her mother she wanted the physical and mental pain to stop. The CPS had said there was insufficient evidence to charge Bignell, but the family want that decision reconsidered. Bignell did not attend the inquest and could not be located.
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