New inquiry at Limerick hospital after a second girl dies suddenly aged 16
Another inquiry has been launched into the sudden death of a second teenage girl in the Accident and Emergency department of University Hospital Limerick three weeks ago.
The 16-year-old girl died suddenly on January 29, hours after she was rushed to UHL suffering from breathing difficulties.
The girl, a much-loved only child, died in front of her mother in what an informed source described as “deeply traumatic circumstances”.
It is the latest tragedy under review at UHL following the death of Aoife Johnston (16) from Shannon, Co Clare,
Source: Irish Independent, 20 February 2024