State faces claims of cruel delay in settlement of dying woman’s claim

THE State was last night accused of a cruel and calculated delay in settling a claim by a Hepatitis C victim at death’s door.

Sylvia O'Leary, a 32-year-old mother of two, was last night on a life support machine in Cork University Hospital.

Her family claim the State was gambling on her not surviving by delaying payment of a compensation settlement reached over three weeks ago.