Woman asked to 'check body claim'

A west Belfast woman has claimed police called her to see if she could check if there was a body in her street.

Deidre Morrison said an officer telephoned her Irwell Court home on Wednesday and said they did not have the "resources" to check it themselves.

Police said officers were "trying to confirm the veracity of a report" and that when it was confirmed later they sent a patrol to the area. It transpired there was a drunk woman lying in the street.

"I shouldn't have been put in this position, definitely not. Especially whenever you have two children to rear and you're trying to get them out to school in the mornings - you don't need this hassle," she said.

Ms Morrison added that when the officer called he said "they did not want to be lured into the area".

Ms Morrison said she now intends is to make an official complaint to the police.