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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
National
Benita Kolovos

Dio Kemp inquest: last doctor to see Melbourne toddler says he believed she was recovering

Dio Kemp
The death of Dio Kemp is being investigated by Victorian coroner Paresa Spanos. The three-year-old died in 2019 from septic shock despite medical attention being sought several times at the Monash Medical Centre. Photograph: Miranda Jowett

The last doctor to assess Victorian toddler Dio Kemp before she died of septic shock has told an inquest he believed the three-year-old was recovering in her final days.

Dr Danny Leber, a former GP based in Melbourne’s south-eastern suburbs, also conceded other doctors who had previously diagnosed Dio with a viral infection had “some influence” on his assessment of her.

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