The contrast between the care taken over the writing of this article, the evidence of its sustained pursuit of the truth, & the neglect & lies of social services & the council that it reveals, is in itself staggering, beyond the desperate sadness of the story it tells.
In November 2023, police discovered the decayed corpse of Tracey Turnell in Walthamstow Market.
She had no phone, job, passport, friends or lovers. There wasn’t a single photo of her.
It was as if, in her far too public death, she entered the public record for the first time. Who was she?
A decayed corpse was found being wheeled through the centre of Walthamstow. Who was she? And who is to blame for her death?
