Laura Higginson's family had no idea she had been given multiple overdoses of paracetamol until three months after she died
A month-long inquest into the death of a 30-year-old woman at Whiston Hospital has come to an end. Mum-of-two Laura Higginson, from Widnes , was admitted to the hospital with suspected pneumonia on April 5 2017, where she was given 'staggered overdoses' of paracetamol over a number of days before medics realised their mistake.
She died on April 19 2017, with her cause of death being multi-organ failure with sepsis, cirrhosis and pancreatitis. Mr Holder said: 'I have heard the Trust's submission that a conclusion of natural causes would be appropriate. That is rejected. 'I also cannot accept the family's submission that neglect be recorded as a finding. I must explain... that neglect in coronial law is quite different.
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