911 operator ignored a 5-year-old Detroit boy’s call for help before his mother died in February.
Robert Turner called 911 after his mother, Sherrill Turner, 46, fell unconscious onto the bedroom floor of their apartment. Police Spokesman James Tate said Sherrill Turner suffered from a heart condition.
Family members said Friday that Robert's mother taught him how to use 911 in case of an emergency. Robert turned 6 on March 27 and missed his mother dearly, family members said.
According to 911 transcripts, the operator told Robert: “Let me speak to her before I send police over there.”
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