A British Red Cross worker who was honoured for her work helping victims of the Grenfell Tower fire died from hanging hours after concerns were reported to emergency services in a report by Daily Mail.
Dr. Deborah Lamont a 44-year-old team leader with the humanitarian charity, had struggled with depression and anxiety for decades, which were said to have worsened after divorcing her husband.
The university lecturer was awarded the Henry Dunant Medal, the highest honour the Red Cross can give a member, after joining the emergency response team to the Grenfell Tower fire in 2017.
On Thursday, an inquest into her death was told, Dr. Lamont died on March 28 last year with the medical cause of death given as hanging, hours after police and paramedics were called to a hotel following concerns for her welfare.
Red Cross colleague Jim Rees, who was in a short-term relationship with Dr. Lamont, told South Wales Central Coroner’s Court he had received a string of concerning text messages…
Source: Guardian Newspaper
