Coroner returns narrative verdict due to conflicting evidence into death of Seán Hughes (15) from Finglas
Several medical witnesses agreed with the family’s solicitor, Damien Tansey, that he was “beyond repair” after suffering the cardiac arrest.
Seán’s mother, Karen Phoenix, told the inquest on Tuesday that her son first became unwell with flu-like symptoms on January 8th, 2018 after coming home from school. She recalled Dr McCrory had prescribed antibiotics and painkillers and expressed concern that his condition could develop into pneumonia.
By that evening, she remembered his skin had become mottled, while he was also lethargic and irritable. In evidence, Seán’s father, Joe Hughes, said they were allowed to see him at about 1am and were informed two hours later to contact other family members as he was unlikely to pull through.Mr Hughes said a hospital doctor subsequently told him that Sean’s chest X-ray was the worst he had ever seen.
Ms Phoenix told the inquest that Dr McCrory called to their home in July 2019 and had apologised for her “poor judgment” in not recommending that Seán should have gone to hospital.Ms Phoenix recalled another doctor at Temple Street telling her that Seán’s chest had been “full of puss”. If so, the doctor said she would have advised him to attend a hospital emergency department because it could be a life-threatening condition.
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