NOTTINGHAM – Local authorities have issued a statement clarifying their decision-making process regarding Ms. Eleanor Vance, who narrowly escaped a potentially fatal encounter by falling from a second-story window years before her assailant became a notorious triple killer. According to the Nottinghamshire Department of Pre-Emptive Public Safety (NDPPS), Ms. Vance's injuries, while 'unfortunate,' did not meet the stringent criteria for 'pre-emptive intervention trigger events' at the time.

“Our algorithms are finely tuned to detect only the most statistically significant precursors to extreme violence,” explained Dr. Quentin Piffle, Chief Actuarial Officer for the NDPPS, in a press conference held entirely via interpretive dance. “A mere broken collarbone and several contusions, while certainly inconvenient, simply do not register on the same threat level as, say, a verified incident of spontaneous human combustion or the confirmed sighting of a sentient garden gnome brandishing a sharpened trowel.”

Ms. Vance, who expressed 'mild annoyance' at the lack of follow-up, was reportedly told by officials that her 'lack of a more debilitating, life-altering injury' made her case a 'low-priority historical near-miss.'

“We understand her frustration,” added a spokesperson for the Ministry of Retrospective Foresight, who wished to remain anonymous but was identified only as 'Mr. Blitherington.' “But if we acted on every single instance of someone falling out of a window and *not* dying, our entire system would collapse under the weight of paperwork. We must prioritize efficiency, even if it means waiting for the full, tragic narrative to unfold.”