A mum with HIV and her daughter who had been told to
leave Britain may have starved to death in desperate
poverty.
Mutumba were found dead in their one-bedroom flat.
A harrowing inquest was told there was no medical reason
for their deaths but various examinations suggested Lillian
was suffering from malnutrition and starvation and little
Lynne had been dehydrated.
According to UK Mirror,they had no food in the house and
no possessions other than the clothes on their back, the
court heard.Lillian was also not taking her medication for
HIV and sickle cell anaemia when they were found at their
flat in Gillingham, Kent, on March 14.
for the pair of them using a money pass from social
services, but this seemed to have stopped by February
14.After that, she did not buy groceries and for two weeks
they appear to have existed on takeaways, visiting
McDonalds or KFC twice a day.
The inquest was told there was no evidence of the mother
having bought any food after February 28.
When the bodies were discovered, Lynne was in bed and
her mum was on the floor of the bedroom.
Lillian originally came from Uganda and used to work for
LSG Sky Chefs, a company that supplies catering and
supplies for airlines, based near Gatwick Airport.
The inquest was told that in mid-February she received a
letter telling her she was no longer entitled to stay in this country.
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