Woman fearful of 'predators' before her death, family say

Woman fearful of 'predators' before her death, family say3 hours agoShareSaveAdd as preferred on GoogleAngela FergusonNorth WestKellie RhodesThe family of Katie Beattie say they want justice for her and answers for them following her death in July 2024The family of a "loving" woman found dead in her flat have welcomed the news that police are to review the investigation into her death following almost two years of campaigning.Katie Beattie was found at home in Lancaster, Lancashire, on 1 July 2024, with detectives concluding the 27-year-old's death was not suspicious and an inquest unable to determine how she died.But her sister, Kellie Rhodes, says the family has been left with "unanswered questions" and Katie had talked to them about being fearful of "predators" before her death.The family have since successfully applied for the case to be re-examined through the Victims' Right to Review scheme.The scheme allows victims of crime to request a formal review of a decision by the police or the Crown Prosecution Service not to prosecute a suspect or to drop a case.Lancashire Police said: "The initial investigation has been reviewed following a victim right to review, and further enquiries are being conducted following this."Kellie RhodesFrom left, Katie Beattie pictured at her sister Kellie's wedding with their sister EmilyKellie, 38, from Heysham, said she and her family were pleased to know the case was to be re-examined as a result of their campaigning."I really hope we can get justice for Katie and some answers for us as a family," she said, adding they "have been pushing now for two years"."I don't wish for any other family to ever have to go through anything like this. It's just been horrendous," she said.An inquest into Katie's death held by coroner Christopher Long at Preston Coroners' Court on 12 June 2025 recorded a conclusion that "it has n...