The tragic death of a teenage girl who was suffering from a rare form of leukaemia could have been prevented and was the result of medical neglect, a coroner has said.
Katie Wilkins, who was just 14, from Warrington died on July 31, 2020 after suffering an intracranial haemorrhage as a result of her acute promyelocytic leukaemia (APML). She had no significant medical history and had fallen ill only a month previously.
Her inquest, which began on Monday (May 23) at the Gerard Majella Courthouse in Bootle, saw coroner Kate Ainge conclude today (May 26) that her death was avoidable, the Liverpool Echo reported.
