The parents of nine-year-old Dylan Cope have been left heartbroken after an inquest found that his death was caused by “gross failure of basic care” at Grange University Hospital in Cwmbran. Dylan, described as “loving” and “feisty,” died from sepsis after being wrongly discharged despite a GP’s warning of suspected appendicitis.
Dylan had been taken to A&E on 6 December 2022 with severe abdominal pain, and his GP had flagged appendicitis in a referral note. But tragically, that note wasn’t read by the staff, and Dylan was sent home. Just eight days later, on 14 December, he passed away from sepsis caused by a perforated appendix, reported the Mirror.
