€85k award for mother’s death

A mother of five suffered septicaemia and died after a back operation at Cork University Hospital and yesterday her family was awarded €85,000 in compensation.

Without an admission of liability, the case settled for that amount and was ruled on yesterday by Mr Justice Brian McGovern.

Maria Healy, aged 59, late of Curracahill, Millstreet, Co Cork, died on July 30, 2010.