Delayed Response, Deadly Consequence The inquest into the death of Saffron Cole Nottage has highlighted a disturbing pattern of delayed response from emergency services in Suffolk.
The coroner's findings suggest that if only the fire service had been alerted more quickly, she might have survived.
This is not speculation – it is a possibility made all the more plausible by the fact that 45 minutes passed between the initial call for help and Cole Nottage's tragic death.