An elderly couple have been arrested on suspicion of killing their daughter who died after two decades battling an extreme form of Obsessive Compulsive Disorder.
But a post mortem examination showed that she had died from dehydration and bed sores.
The couple were arrested on suspicion of manslaughter shortly afterwards.
They were fingerprinted, photographed and questioned for up to nine hours and have spent the last eight months on bail, which has been repeatedly extended.
With Mrs Hancox, barely able to walk, the task of caring for their daughter fell largely on Mr Hancoxβs shoulders.
When was admitted to hospital for a prostate operation last year she went off her food.
"When I came out of hospital I should have been resting, I had a disabled wife and a sick daughter and no one gave us any help," he said
"We couldn't cope but no one came to help us."
Sandwell Council's cabinet member for adult social care, Linda Horton, said: "We cannot make any comment at this stage as there is still an ongoing police investigation."
What exactly do Social Services do when they are asked for help? Its obvious that Tony Blair would do nothing, that was his job, but surely Social Services would wonder how this elderly and infirm couple were managing to cope. I daresay they will have an inquiry and 'lessons will be learned' but it is not the same as actually doing something. And why the boys in blue think they should pursue the parents when they must realise they have no chance of a conviction is another mystery.