Overview
- At Bolton Coroner’s Court, managers from mental health and children’s services detailed wide-ranging interventions, including increased respite, escorted social activities and referrals, saying available resources were exhausted.
- A Salford City Council manager said a child protection plan was imposed in January 2024 for a risk of emotional harm linked to the mother’s low mood.
- Pathologists told the inquests both Martina Karos and eight-year-old Eleni Edwards died from carbon monoxide toxicity, and police said they are not seeking anyone else.
- Karos’s GP testified she had long‑standing anxiety and depression, that he called an ambulance over concerns on December 7, 2023, and that prescribed medication was later not detected in toxicology.
- Family and friend testimony described Karos’s social isolation, her concerns that Eleni might be taken into care and her difficulties engaging with rotating carers and community mental‑health support.