Coroner finds failings in care of tragic mum who has given gift of life

APPLAUSE rang out and a guard of honour was formed along a hospital corridor as a mother-of-four was taken for surgery to donate her vital organs.

- HELENA VESTY

Shannon Shine, from Blackley, was just 29 when she took her own life after a long battle with mental illness. In June 2020, Shannon was found in Cheetham Hill and a police officer gave her CPR before paramedics arrived.

She was rushed to North Manchester General Hospital, but medics were ultimately unable to save her. However, as reported in the M.E.N. at the time, her heart was kept beating long enough for an organ donation operation to take place. Three years on, however, a coroner has found that more could have been done by Greater Manchester's mental health services to help her in her years of struggle with illness.

Shannon was 'full of fun' and 'very loving, said her family, but had been plagued with years of mental health complaints. She had moved from London to Manchester with her young children - Tiffany, Riley, Ruby and Poppy in 2019.