A teenager came to within an inch of his life after undergoing a seemingly routine operation and then travelling to Leeds where doctors 'botched' his care and left him with a brain injury.
Corey Wilkinson, who was taking a course to be a personal trainer, had his tonsils removed at Diana Princess of Wales Hospital on November 23 in 2021. He travelled to Leeds after the procedure the same evening.
But, while in Leeds, he was rushed to Leeds General Infirmary because of bleeding. And things took a turn for the worst when Corey's "airways became blocked for two lengthy periods as doctors treated him, causing him to be starved of oxygen". He later suffered a cardiac arrest.
