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Case 249: Lorraine Wilson & Wendy Evans

Casefile True Crime

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The Coroner's Findings on the Seven Persons of Interest

The coroner presented his findings in June 2013. He concluded that the witness statement that held the most veracity was the one given by Kim Sandercock. The details she provided aligned with the crime scene. Lorraine had been killed by a single blow to the head before the perpetrators carried out a rage-fuelled frenzy on Wendy as she tried to escape. As for the number of witnesses who ignored Lorraine and Wendy's screams for help, he put this down to the bystander's effect. This sociosecological phenomenon dictates that the more witnesses there are to an event, the less likely any one of them will offer help. It is more likely than not Lorraine Wilson

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