Girl, 15, died after bleeding during surgery

THE parents of a 15-year-old girl who died after brain surgery said the laughter had gone from their lives following the death of their “bubbly”, life-loving daughter.

Meghan Fleming of Rathuard, Ballysheehy, Limerick, was 19 days short of her 16th birthday when she died at Beaumont Hospital on August 28 last year — a day after surgery during which a “catastrophic” bleed occurred.

Coroner Dr Brian Farrell recorded a verdict of death by medical misadventure at the Dublin Coroner’s Court yesterday.