A 43-year-old mother from Swindon, Jemma Hart, was found lifeless in her home in January 2024, approximately a month after she was last seen.
Police discovered her body following a welfare check requested by her neighbor, Lorraine, who became concerned after hearing Hart’s dogs barking for an extended period.
Concern Grows After Silence
Lorraine, 66, recounted the events that led to the discovery, telling the Daily Mail, “It was the dogs that caused me to go round there. I knocked on the door because I could hear the dogs barking but there was no answer.
“So, I tried the key she had given me but I couldn’t unlock the door because there was a key on the inside of the lock.”
Unsure of what to do, she hesitated before deciding to call the police.
Authorities later found Hart in her living room. A coroner ruled her death as suicide, with no signs of foul play. Tragically, one of her two dachshunds was also found dead beside her, while the other was in a distressed state.
