A vulnerable homeless man’s body lay undiscovered for four days after two local councils refused to offer him a bed for the night.
He only had a room to sleep in because a homeless project in Harrogate paid for a hotel. The project did not think it right that ‘Robert’ should have to walk the streets during the day because authorities would not find him emergency accommodation.
His death led to a serious case review which criticised both borough and county councils.
Catherine Smyth was commissioned as a freelance journalist by The Big Issue In The North to examine the findings of the review panel. To read her report click on the Big Issue icon.
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