Baby died after doctors failed to insert tube in airway due to windpipe anomaly, inquest told

Baby Culann MacNeill of Knocknacarra in Co Galway had been born with DiGeorge syndrome, which results in poor development of several body systems.

By Louise Roseingrave

A baby boy born with a chromosome defect died during a prolonged attempt to ventilate him prior to surgery. Baby Culann MacNeill of Knocknacarra in Co Galway was eight days old when he was transferred from University Hospital Galway for treatment in Dublin.