Savita’s husband to ask Reilly why she was allowed die

The widower of Indian dentist Savita Halappanavar will ask the health minister why his wife was allowed to die when they come face to face next month.

Praveen Halappanavar’s solicitor Gerard O’Donnell yesterday confirmed that his client had received a long-awaited invitation to meet Dr James Reilly, the details of which have yet to be agreed upon.

Confirmation that the meeting will go ahead took place on a day when candlelight vigils were scheduled for Dublin, Cork, and Galway to mark the first anniversary of Ms Halappanavar’s death.