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Inquest Finds Disconnected Oxygen Mask Caused Clarissa Street’s Death

5/7/2026

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The May 2026 inquest found a disconnected oxygen mask was placed on Clarissa Street, 24, who died of an embolism on August 14, 2024.
The hearing opened May 6, 2026 at Rochdale Coroner’s Court; triage nurse Michelle Neale applied the mask and said she did not know why it was disconnected.
National guidelines did not require a haematology referral for her 2017 provoked embolism, though hindsight suggested extra testing might have helped.

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The May 2026 inquest found a disconnected oxygen mask was placed on Clarissa Street, 24, who died of an embolism on August 14, 2024.
The hearing opened May 6, 2026 at Rochdale Coroner’s Court; triage nurse Michelle Neale applied the mask and said she did not know why it was disconnected.
National guidelines did not require a haematology referral for her 2017 provoked embolism, though hindsight suggested extra testing might have helped.