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| Warrington Hospital has apologised to a mother whose miscarried baby's body was stored in the mortuary for almost two years without her permission. | Warrington Hospital has apologised to a mother whose miscarried baby's body was stored in the mortuary for almost two years without her permission. |
| Leanne McCabe, 25, of Runcorn, Cheshire, found out the body of her son had been frozen when she had a second miscarriage at the hospital last year. | |
| A Warrington and Halton Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust spokesman apologised for the distress it has caused. | A Warrington and Halton Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust spokesman apologised for the distress it has caused. |
| It said the incident was down to "an administrative error". | It said the incident was down to "an administrative error". |
| A spokesman said: "We are truly sorry for the distress caused to Leanne and her family and have worked very closely with them to provide the appropriate support they needed once we identified what had happened. | A spokesman said: "We are truly sorry for the distress caused to Leanne and her family and have worked very closely with them to provide the appropriate support they needed once we identified what had happened. |
| Our staff are deeply upset that any error has occurred A Warrington and Halton Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust spokesman | |
| "We have fully investigated this case and it was caused by an administrative error." | "We have fully investigated this case and it was caused by an administrative error." |
| He added that there were two other similar cases which were being dealt with at the hospital. | He added that there were two other similar cases which were being dealt with at the hospital. |
| "As a result of the investigation we are also aware of one other case from 2006 and one from 2007 where there was a delay in carrying out a families requested instructions. | |
| "We have however followed those families' instructions as per their requests." | "We have however followed those families' instructions as per their requests." |
| The spokesman said the hospital has since carried out a review into practices in this area to ensure it would not happen again. | |
| "Our staff are deeply upset that any error has occurred but we can reassure families that all other cremations and burials organised by the hospitals have taken place as per their wishes," he added. |