A desperately sick child was only diagnosed with a silent killer disease after it was too late to save him.
The parents of four-year-old Ronaldo Iosif became worried when he developed a high temperature and took him to Alder Hey Childrens' Hospital A&E department, where he was initially assessed pending a full medical examination.
However, because his temperature was not considered to be at an emergency level, he was placed in the lowest "green" priority. This meant he could face a wait of up to four hours in the busy A&E department before being seen by a doctor.
