Mother of six died due to complication of surgery carried out by two trainee surgeons, coroner rules

A 76-year-old mother of six died after losing 17 litres of blood during surgery for the treatment of pancreatitis, an inquest has heard.

Freda Fox from Castlerea, Co. Roscommon, died following surgery at St Vincent’s Hospital in Dublin. Her family say they have been left with questions unanswered as the two trainee surgeons who carried out the operation were not present at an inquest into her death.