Recurance · prevention of future deaths reports
Pre-inquest brief
Delay in obtaining and executing s135 warrants
The earlier warning
Zahra Mohamed · 18 Feb 2025 · Sarah Bourke, Inner North London
“if an application had been submitted to the magistrates' court that day, it is unlikely that the warrant would have been executed before Mrs [name redacted] death. In evidence, I was informed by a number of mental health professionals that the time taken for a s135(2) warrant to be obtained from the magistrates' court and executed by the police was in the region of 2 weeks.”
judiciary.uk/…/zahra-mohamed-prevention-of-future-deaths-report
What was promised
Stated action 1 · response to Zahra Mohamed (18 Feb 2025) · stated timescale: 17th November 2022
“The MPS will now request a weekly Community Consultation Meeting between AMHPs, MH policing teams, Neighbourhood policing teams, Crisis Teams, and Home Treatment Teams (HTT) to discuss those people who may be reaching the threshold for an assessment/S135 warrant application.”
Stated action 2 · response to Zahra Mohamed (18 Feb 2025) · stated timescale: none stated
“HMCTS disputes the evidence presented to the Inquest that a 2-week timescale applied to obtaining a slot for a wa”
What recurred
- 24 Apr 2026 · Edward Muwanga · Paul Rogers · Closely related · confidence 0.92 (high)
The clearest link, quoted from both reports:
Earlier · Zahra Mohamed · 18 Feb 2025
“if an application had been submitted to the magistrates' court that day, it is unlikely that the warrant would have been executed before Mrs [name redacted] death. In evidence, I was informed by a number of mental health professionals that the time taken for a s135(2) warrant to be obtained from the magistrates' court and executed by the police was in the region of 2 weeks.”
Later · Edward Muwanga · 24 Apr 2026
“A lack of awareness by the two less experienced officers about the process under section 135 MHA 1980, and a lack of inquiry by the more experienced officer as to the existence of such a warrant, together with a concern that it was not clear from the evidence where information about the warrant could be obtained by officers.”
What happened next
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