A verdict of medical misadventure has been recorded at an inquest handled by our Roger Murray SC which heard of a fatal delay by a hospital in treating a young girl with a known brain condition who had suffered severe headaches for several hours and was “screaming in pain”.
The Children’s Health Ireland (CHI) has apologised to the family of a seven-year-old girl who died at Temple Street Hospital after a delay in treatment for fluid on her brain.
The High Court was told that CHI had admitted liability, and it was accepted that Lily Daly, from Kilmainham in Dublin, should have had a drain inserted to relieve pressure on her brain soon after she was admitted to hospital in February 2019.
(Previously, outside court on 19 February, the family’s solicitor, Roger Murray, had said that an inquest into Lily’s death would be held and that the family hoped to learn about changes the hospital may have introduced since then to prevent similar cases and “to demonstrate that Lily’s little life mattered.”)
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Result of Inquest 28/2/2025
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