A devastated father has said that he took his young daughter to hospital A&E on three separate occasions prior to her being admitted to Intensive Care where she later died from Strep A. Five-year old Stella-Lily McCorkindale became the ninth UK child to pass away from the bacterial infection outbreak after initially feeling unwell on November 26.
Dad Robert McCorkindale, from Belfast, Northern Ireland, said 'amazing' Stella-Lily would have had 'two days extra of fighting' had action been taken by the hospital sooner. "They should have tested her for Strep A on the Monday [November 28], by the time they induced her Stella had given up," he explained.
The bacteria can cause impetigo, scarlet fever and strep throat, which are often treatable with antibiotics, but in a small number of cases it can result in serious disease.
