A schoolgirl who died at home after a seizure was left laying on the floor for nine hours as authorities argued who should move her body.
Lucy Grant, 17, died at her home in Johnstone, Scotland, after suffering a seizure following an epilepsy diagnosis a year earlier. The sad tragedy was later compounded when her body was not moved for several hours as police and paramedics debated who should do so. The traumatised family’s nightmare only came to an end when a senior detective arrived on the scene and finally ordered a private ambulance and Lucy was finally taken away.
Mum Lynette Anderson, 44, told the Daily Record : “At one point, I collapsed in the garden on my knees. I was crying and screaming. I was clearly in distress.
“They stood in the street fighting and causing a scene in front of the neighbours during the worst moment of my life. My baby girl lay on her bedroom floor for nine and a half hours while the emergency services argued with each other as they couldn’t agree on who should take her away.
“Lucy’s brother and one of her sisters also watched the whole ordeal. We are all traumatised. During this time, we watched as fluid started to come out of Lucy’s nose and mouth.
“They wouldn’t even let me clean her face. I just lay on the floor outside her bedroom door.”
The police visited the family the next day and apologised for the handling of Lucy’s case before informing them there would be an investigation into the incident.
Lynette and husband Stuart, 38, first noticed Lucy was not responding at around 10am on the day of her death. They desperately tried to perform CPR on their daughter before a first responder took over, but the teen could not be saved.
Authorities have confirmed they will be reviewing the incident, but a referral to the Police Investigations and Review Commissioner has not been made at this time.
The Scottish Ambulance Service said: “We would like to extend our deepest condolences to Lucy’s family. We are reviewing the incident alongside our colleagues at Police Scotland and, when the time is appropriate, we would ask the family to contact our Patient Experience Team directly so we can personally discuss their concerns.”
A Police Scotland spokesperson added: “Around 11.15 a.m. on Tuesday, 15 April, 2025, we attended an address in Johnstone following the death of a 17-year-old girl. The death is being treated as unexplained, but there are no apparent suspicious circumstances. A report has been submitted to the Procurator Fiscal.”
Morag Gardner, NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde’s Deputy Nurse Director for Acute Services, said: “We would like to offer our deepest condolences to the family of Lucy Grant at this extremely difficult time. We are reviewing our pathways for deaths in the community of 16 and 17 year olds, and apologise for any distress caused.”
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