Police Call Handling Under Review

A review of all police call handling in Scotland has been launched after a mother died in hospital after she spent three days lying in a crashed car next to her dead boyfriend.

Lamara Bell, 25, was critically injured in the crash off the M9 near Stirling on Sunday July 5.

But she was only found in the car on Wednesday, around 72 hours later, despite the incident having been reported to police on the day it happened.

Scotland's Justice Secretary Michael Matheson has formally directed Her Majesty's Inspectorate of Constabulary in Scotland (HMICS) to undertake an urgent review of all police call handling following the incident.