Parents' appeal over son's hospital death

The parents of a two-year-old boy, who died following a hospital operation, appealed to the Government today to ensure his death is fully investigated.

Little Pierce Nowlan, who was a severe haemophiliac, died on October 14, 2004, as a result of major blood loss after an artery was punctured during a procedure at Our Lady’s Hospital for Sick Children in Dublin’s Crumlin.