'This is now our living nightmare': Parents of boy, nine, who died of sepsis after he was sent home from hospital with painkillers accuse 'shameful' doctors of 'deliberately avoiding responsibility' Dylan Cope was sent home with painkillers after his appendix burst in 2022 Coroner noted multiple 'individual errors' led to his being sent home early By James Reynolds and Tom Bedford Published: 01:53, 25 May 2024 | Updated: 01:55, 25 May 2024 e-mail View comments The parents of a nine-year-old boy who died after being sent home from hospital with just painkillers for a sepsis infection have accused 'shameful' doctors of 'deliberately avoiding responsibility' for their role in his tragic death. Laurence and Corinne Cope lamented the 'chaotic and shambolic' failures of Grange University Hospital in Cwmbran, Wales following an inquest into the death of their son, Dylan Cope. A coroner speaking at Gwent Coroner's Court on Friday found that their son had died from a gross failure of basic care after he was sent home from hospital in 2022 without a full review of suspicions he may have been suffering from appendicitis.
After senior coroner Caroline Saunders identified multiple 'individual errors' surrounding the 'loving and sensitive' boy's death, Dylan's heartbroken parents told reporters: 'Making genuine errors is one thing but deliberately avoiding responsibility as a healthcare professional is shameful'. 'Dylan was our youngest son, our little boy with his whole life ahead of him'.
