They Aren't Superhuman....

A mother has vowed to fight for justice for her 15-year-old daughter who was electrocuted on railway tracks, as the coroner says police failings may be to blame. A jury will decide whether the actions of police officers led to the death of Roxy Phillips, who died on the railway tracks in Weymouth, Dorset.

So, how did this happen? Did they stand by and do nothing? No, Reader, they did what they could: 

Senior Coroner Rachel Griffin said there was reason to suspect the actions of police officers could have caused Roxy's death, which requires a jury inquest to be held. Mrs Griffin said:

'CCTV captured Roxy at Weymouth train station at around 12.57am and showed her walking onto the tracks.

'A minute later a member of the public called Dorset Police to report a person on the railway line.

'Dorset Police notified Network Rail of a member of the public on the line and requested the electricity to be switched off. 'Officers from Dorset Police were called to investigate the report of trespassers and arrived at the scene at 1.15am.

'At 1.17am officers reported that they could not see anyone on the tracks. They thought there was no point going onto the tracks as there is multiple places that people can leave the tracks.

'Dorset Police stood down and handed the incident over to British Transport Police (BTP). 'In line with Network Rail procedures, the emergency switch off was lifted after no trespassers were found.

'At 2.06am paramedics were called to Roxy's aid, but she died at the scene.

They turned up. looked for her, couldn't find her and stood down. What else were they supposed to do, lock out an entire train line until she was located?