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Hospital to pay £3.9m in damages | Hospital to pay £3.9m in damages |
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A couple have been awarded compensation of £3.9m, 35 years after their baby suffered brain damage in hospital. | |
Salvatore, the son of Maria and Leo di Giorgi, of Luton, Bedfordshire, was born in April 1971. | Salvatore, the son of Maria and Leo di Giorgi, of Luton, Bedfordshire, was born in April 1971. |
They only found out he had brain damage when he underwent a scan after his first epileptic fit at the age of 13. | They only found out he had brain damage when he underwent a scan after his first epileptic fit at the age of 13. |
The High Court found the injury was caused by care he received at Luton and Dunstable Hospital following intestinal surgery four days after his birth. | The High Court found the injury was caused by care he received at Luton and Dunstable Hospital following intestinal surgery four days after his birth. |
They looked after him devotedly without monetary compensation Mr Justice Eady | They looked after him devotedly without monetary compensation Mr Justice Eady |
A judge at the High Court in London heard the parents first went to solicitors in 1992. | A judge at the High Court in London heard the parents first went to solicitors in 1992. |
Mr Justice Eady gave his approval to the £3.9m on Monday to be paid in settlement of the family's damages claim against Luton and Dunstable NHS Trust. | Mr Justice Eady gave his approval to the £3.9m on Monday to be paid in settlement of the family's damages claim against Luton and Dunstable NHS Trust. |
He said: "This is in some ways a remarkable story with Salvatore's parents not discovering that there was a claim for more than 20 years. | He said: "This is in some ways a remarkable story with Salvatore's parents not discovering that there was a claim for more than 20 years. |
"Meanwhile, they looked after him devotedly without monetary compensation." | "Meanwhile, they looked after him devotedly without monetary compensation." |
The judge ruled that the award was "entirely appropriate" and expressed his "very best wishes to the family for the future". | The judge ruled that the award was "entirely appropriate" and expressed his "very best wishes to the family for the future". |
Very little English | Very little English |
Salvatore did not receive the care he needed on the hospital's paediatric ward and he became progressively more dehydrated. | Salvatore did not receive the care he needed on the hospital's paediatric ward and he became progressively more dehydrated. |
When his condition became critical he was transferred to Great Ormond Street Hospital on May 20, 1971. | When his condition became critical he was transferred to Great Ormond Street Hospital on May 20, 1971. |
The family's counsel, Dr Simon Fox, said Salvatore survived as a result of the care he received at Great Ormond Street: "However, the thrombosis had in fact caused a significant injury to his brain." | The family's counsel, Dr Simon Fox, said Salvatore survived as a result of the care he received at Great Ormond Street: "However, the thrombosis had in fact caused a significant injury to his brain." |
Salvatore's young parents - his mother was only 16 - had recently emigrated from Sicily and at the time spoke very little English. | Salvatore's young parents - his mother was only 16 - had recently emigrated from Sicily and at the time spoke very little English. |
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