Murdered woman's body not found for three days due to coding error
Tuesday 17 June 2025 · 2 outlets · 2 reports · updated In this story Hillmorton Hospital
The body of 83-year-old Frances Anne Phelps was not located for three days after an emergency call from Hillmorton Hospital was incorrectly coded. Elliot Cameron was sentenced at the High Court in Christchurch to life imprisonment for her murder, which occurred in October last year.
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