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Tara O'Connor & Adam May

Mum-of-two died while on holiday after receiving 'appalling care' from hospital

A mum-of-two died from appendicitis after receiving "appalling care" while in hospital, it's emerged.

The anonymous woman, named only as Sarah, is mum to an eight and 12-year-old, with Croydon University Hospital missing signs of appendicitis, according to a law firm.

She died around a week later after travelling to Jamaica for a holiday and her children are now being cared for by their grandparents who brought a case of clinical negligence against the hospital.

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