University Hospital Limerick apologises to family of man who died after ‘horrendous ordeal’

A family’s legal battle over the death of their father in 2010 has ended with University Hospital Limerick apologising unreservedly in the High Court.

After the surgery, he continued to suffer from post-operative bleeding and pain and endured multiple hospital admissions and attendances between 2008 until his condition deteriorated in March 2010 with evidence of sepsis. He was transferred to hospice care on April 6th, 2010 and died the next day.

She said a second inquest was granted and new evidence was presented that showed Mr Daly Snr had an infection and developed sepsis. A new verdict of medical misadventure was recorded. It added: “Regrettably investigations have shown that aspects of the care received by Mr Daly did not reach the standards that could be expected.”In court, Mr Daly Snr’s 14-year old granddaughter, Layla Daly, read a statement on behalf of the family which said he was “a hardworking man who always provided for his wife and kids”.

Outside the Four Courts, Michael Daly Jnr said the family had “finally achieved recognition that our father’s death was not due to natural causes. He also said it was imperative that what happened to their father never happens to another person again, and he hoped a non-statutory inquiry into the matter would ensure this.

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