Twin 'let down' over death of sister found in A&E

The twin sister of a woman who died after being found under a coat while waiting for hours at an overcrowded A&E department says she cannot accept what happened to her.

Mother of two Inga Rublite was discovered slumped on the floor of the Queen's Medical Centre (QMC) in Nottingham on 20 January and died from a brain aneurysm two days later.

An inquest into Ms Rublite's death, which concluded on 25 July, heard that while "opportunities were missed" to diagnose the 39-year-old, she still would have suffered a "devastating" second bleed on the brain, which caused her death.

Inese Briede said questions around her sister's death remained unanswered and said she would continue to "fight" for her.

Ms Briede, who travelled to the inquest from her home in Latvia, said although it was the outcome she expected, she could not accept it.

Speaking from Latvia, she told the BBC: "I think my family was thinking they would get some answers and that the anger and everything would go away - but no.

"We feel very let down by the system. I believe I've got more questions than before the inquest."

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Source: BBC News, 1 August 2024