Mum, 23, who died after reporting assault was unlawfully killed, jury finds

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A mother who died hours after reporting an assault by her partner to the police was unlawfully killed, an inquest jury has concluded.

Daniela Espirito Santo, 23, was found unconscious at her property in Chestnut Grove in Grantham, Lincolnshire, after calling police to report an assault by her then-partner Julio Jesus, who had been released on police bail, before she died in the early hours of April 9 2020.

The jury, which heard the inquest at Lincoln Coroner’s Court, returned its verdict on Wednesday and found she died as a result of “severe emotional stress” caused by an assault which led to sudden cardiac death.

The jury heard that shortly before midnight on April 8, Ms Espirito Santo dialled 999 but was told to ring 101 by the police call-handler instead.