An inquest has opened into the death of a 'bubbly' and 'happy' little girl who died just two days after her first birthday.
Maddison Rose Patricia Halliday tragically died in Royal Manchester Children's Hospital on October 21 last year. She had been transferred there from North Manchester General Hospital.
Area Coroner Zak Golombek formally opened coronial proceedings into her death on Tuesday morning (June 27). Present at the brief hearing was Maddison's dad Josh Halliday.