A semi-pro footballer who suffered a severe brain injury after having his tonsils removed has won a £25,000 NHS pay-out.
Corey Wilkinson was 19 when he had the routine op on November 23, 2021 and should have been home and recovering within days. But Corey, from Cleethorpes, Lincolnshire, started experiencing severe complications that threatened his life.
He was discharged from Grimsby’s Diana Princess of Wales Hospital but hours later started bleeding from his mouth and was struggling to breathe. Corey, a semi-pro footballer who was about to qualify as a personal trainer, was rushed to Leeds General Infirmary by his girlfriend the next day.
