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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Politics
Mark Brown North of England correspondent

Negligence at Lancashire hospital caused boy permanent brain damage, court rules

The Royal Preston hospital in Lancashire
The Royal Preston hospital in Lancashire, where 11-year-old Jayden Astley sustained permanent brain damage in 2012. Photograph: Christopher Thomond/The Guardian

An 11-year-old boy suffered permanent brain damage after birth because of negligence by hospital midwives who then fabricated notes, a high court judge has ruled.

Jayden Astley’s challenges in life include deafness, motor impairments, cognitive difficulties and behavioural difficulties, his lawyers said.

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