Mother sent home from A&E dies from perforated bowel

A MOTHER-OF-ONE died from a perforated bowel after being initially sent home by doctors who told her she was suffering from food poisoning.

Green Party TD John Gormley has called on the Health Service Executive to investigate the woman’s death at Naas General Hospital, Co Kildare.

The woman, 43, believed to be from Wicklow, was first seen at the hospital’s A&E unit on September 3. She was told she probably had food poisoning and was given antibiotics.