Coroner Finds Gross Failures Contributed to Death of Law Student Libby Instone
@MarioNawfal reported that a coroner found gross failures after hospital staff ignored Libby Instone while watching the Women’s World Cup. She had a treatable blocked intestine.
boredpanda.comA coroner ruled that gross failures contributed to the death of 20-year-old law student Libby Instone after hospital staff dismissed her as a time-waster while watching the Women’s World Cup. The coroner determined that staff ignored Instone despite her blocked intestine, a condition that could have been treated with surgery.
Instone died in agony after the medics failed to provide care, according to the coroner’s findings reported by @MarioNawfal.
@MarioNawfal reported the case from The Telegraph, noting that the incident has raised questions about confidence in the UK’s public services.
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