I’ve just been reading about Robert Price in Dagenham and can’t stop crying about this poor man, killed by a fire caused by youths in his home. The last years of his life targeted, harassed and windows smashed by local youths. The scene of his house is dispicable boarded up and just left to rot-A brick was thrown through his window 2 hours before he was killed.
He had early onset dementia and allegedly had carers going in so you have to ask how he was allowed to be so neglected by services to this degree? He had raised concerns to neighbours about being scared and wouldn’t leave his house. I know some elderly people withdraw themselves and don’t want to engage but you have to ask where is was the community? Where were the police and social services?
Im usually quite hardened to stuff but this story has really got to me.
I’ve contacted the Dagnam MP Margaret Mullane and asked her to raise the concern for the elderly and vulnerable. I think they need to do an inquiry or safeguarding review into how this was allowed to happen and do more to protect other isolated elderly and vulnerable people from youth crime.
Anyway if anyone feels as outraged as me about this poor man or other cases please also contact [email protected] or the local MP