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Charles Graham & Izzy Hawksworth & Benedict Tetzlaff-Deas & Kaitlin Easton

Toddler dies in sleep hours after A&E staff tell parents take her home and give her Calpol

The heartbroken family of toddler are desperate for answers after she died just hours after being sent home from hospital. Little Hailey Thompson, who was 22 months old, was diagnosed with a virus on December 18.

Her parents Kris Thompson, 32, and Iboyla Adam, 35, say they were told to give Hailey fluids and paracetamol instead of antibiotics by staff in casualty. The next morning she was found unresponsive in her room and was later pronounced dead in hospital.

Devastated Kris and Iboyla, from Wigan, say their daughter's case was not taken seriously enough and they "want answers" as to what happened. They have now complained to to the hospital board and an investigation has been launched.

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