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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Rebecca Black

Death of man after surgery at Altnagelvin Hospital ‘was avoidable’, says coroner

John McHugh (Family handout/PA) -

The death of a Co Tyrone man after surgery at Altnagelvin Hospital was “avoidable”, a coroner has found.

John McHugh, 66, from Castlederg, died at the Londonderry hospital on August 3 2019 after an operation to remove a tumour from his tongue.

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