A girl of 11 died hours after being sent home from hospital with a constipation diagnosis. Annabel Greenhalgh was rushed to A&E at Warwick Hospital by her worried family with severe stomach pain. Despite her symptoms, doctors concluded she was suffering from constipation and discharged her on the evening of October 13, 2022.
The following morning, her father Craig found their only child unresponsive at their Warwick home and called 999. She was pronounced dead at the scene. The schoolgirl had been to hospital several times between 2017 and 2021 with intense abdominal pain.
An inquest into her death is set to start at Coventry Coroners' Court on Friday, June 14. READ MORE: Airport queues live as passengers face changes after liquids decision Her parents, Craig and Josie, spoke of their devastation at her loss. Josie, 45, said: "Annabel was an incredible child and loved by all who met her.
" "She was gentle, phenomenally bright, creative, fun and always inclusive of everyone. She absolutely loved her music, her fashion, her art, her friends, and her beloved cat Reuben." "She was our greatest gift and brought so much love, joy and happiness to our lives.
Since losing her, much of our days have been filled with distress, emptiness and sorrow." Annabel was a pupil at Alcester Grammar School. Craig said: "When we were told we could take Annabel home from hospital, we trusted there was nothing serious going on.
"To wake up the next morning and find her unresponsive was absolutely dev.
