GP referral letter to hospital ‘went astray’

Breege Kennedy, aged 74, of Seafield Rd, Clontarf, Dublin 3, was suffering from weight loss, anorexia, and mild depression when she was referred by a GP to St John of God Hospital in Stillorgan.
It is thought she died at least a week before she was found at her home, where the curtains were drawn and a suitcase was left in the hallway, along with documents from her GP. She was last seen alive at around 10pm on September 12 at the Davenport Hotel with a friend.