On December 7, 2022, Kris Thompson (32) and Iboyla Adam (35), two Britons who live in Wigan, take their daughter from 22 months at the general practitioner, reports the Mirror. Their little Hailey has a runny nose and a cough. She is then prescribed antibiotics, which her parents stop giving her when they see that she is having an allergic reaction to them. A week later, the baby is no better, so the family returns to the doctor. She would then have been told that the child had a viral infection and that she did not need antibiotics. He is given instead of Calpol, a syrup containing paracetamol.
The baby needs to be taken to the emergency room
The next day, Hailey seems to be doing better. She runs around the house, eats and drinks normally, and goes to bed at her usual time without any problem, around 6:30 p.m. Except that, when Kris Thompson goes to see her around 11 p.m., he finds her panting. He then immediately calls the emergency services, who inform him that an ambulance will be there soon. Except that 20 minutes pass, and no one comes. He calls the ambulance service, which tells him that there is a two-hour wait.
The father then decides to take his daughter himself to emergencies. On the spot, the family would have waited five hours before the baby was examined. The doctor takes Hailey’s blood pressure and fails to examine her tonsils. He then allegedly told the parents to go home, make sure the girl stays well hydrated, and give her Calpol once more. He also advises returning to the emergency room if his condition has not improved following three days.
The girl dies within hours.
Arrived at home, Hailey falls asleep immediately. At noon, she wakes up, coughs, has a runny nose and does not behave like usual. Around 6:15 p.m., her parents put her back in bed, and Kris notices that she is panting once more, but less severely than the night before. Less than six hours later, the baby is found in her bed in the exact same position, she is stiff, her skin is very pale and she is unconscious. Kris then begins to practice the gestures of resuscitation, while waiting for an ambulance to arrive. The medical team takes over and takes the baby to the hospital. Hailey dies a little later, despite the efforts of caregivers to resuscitate her.
“We want answers. How can a healthy baby die in her sleep? And why wasn’t she tested for strep A, Scarlet fever or the Covid, for example?”, says Kris Thompson. For the moment, the cause of the death of the child is not yet known, the autopsy cannot be performed before December 28. A hospital spokesperson said: “Our heartfelt condolences go out to Hailey’s family at this tragic time. We are aware of the family’s concerns and are currently awaiting further information to learn more.”
