Further evidence from consultant to be heard at Savita inquest

Savita Halappanavar's inquest continues today with further evidence from a consultant who treated the 31-year-old at Galway University Hospital where she died following a miscarriage.

Further evidence from consultant to be heard at Savita inquest

Savita Halappanavar's inquest continues today with further evidence from a consultant who treated the 31-year-old at Galway University Hospital where she died following a miscarriage.

Obstetrician Dr Katherine Astbury is expected to deny a claim by Savita's husband Praveen that she informed the couple the pregnancy could not be terminated because Ireland is a Catholic country.

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