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Robbie Powell: CPS to review schoolboy's death 24 years ago | Robbie Powell: CPS to review schoolboy's death 24 years ago |
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The death of a schoolboy 24 years ago from a treatable condition is to be reinvestigated by the Crown Prosecution Service. | The death of a schoolboy 24 years ago from a treatable condition is to be reinvestigated by the Crown Prosecution Service. |
Robbie Powell, 10, from Ystradgynlais, Powys, died at Swansea's Morriston Hospital, of Addison's disease in 1990. | Robbie Powell, 10, from Ystradgynlais, Powys, died at Swansea's Morriston Hospital, of Addison's disease in 1990. |
An inquest into his death in 2004 found he died of natural causes aggravated by neglect, but the CPS said no criminal charges should be brought. | An inquest into his death in 2004 found he died of natural causes aggravated by neglect, but the CPS said no criminal charges should be brought. |
A letter to his family confirms the case will be looked at again. | A letter to his family confirms the case will be looked at again. |
Since Robbie's death his father William Powell has mounted a long campaign to get a public inquiry into the case. | Since Robbie's death his father William Powell has mounted a long campaign to get a public inquiry into the case. |
Now the CPS has said it will look at the case material again and has asked South Wales Police to take a new statement from Mr Powell. | Now the CPS has said it will look at the case material again and has asked South Wales Police to take a new statement from Mr Powell. |
In July 2012, First Minister Carwyn Jones apologised to the family saying there had been a catalogue of errors and commissioned an investigation to look at the lessons the NHS could learn from the case. | In July 2012, First Minister Carwyn Jones apologised to the family saying there had been a catalogue of errors and commissioned an investigation to look at the lessons the NHS could learn from the case. |
But despite numerous investigations, including by the police, Mr Jones said Robbie's family had been let down repeatedly by the system. | But despite numerous investigations, including by the police, Mr Jones said Robbie's family had been let down repeatedly by the system. |
In the two weeks before his death, the schoolboy was seen seven times by five doctors, none of whom diagnosed the condition. | |
Dyfed-Powys Police investigated his death, but the inquiry did not lead to any prosecutions. | |
An investigation of the force's handling of the matter by Avon and Somerset police found it was badly managed by senior detectives. | |
In 2003, Mr Powell met representatives from the CPS, who said there was evidence of some grounds against a number of people involved in the case. | |
But they said there was insufficient evidence for a jury to convict on some possible charges and it would not take further action because of the passage of time since Robbie's death and its earlier decisions not to prosecute. |
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