Twin boy, 5, who suffered brain injury at birth settles action for €19m

Adam’s mother, Loredana Dediu said her son "is not going to do anything for most of the time"

Loredana Dediu with her son Adam outside the Four Courts on Tuesday. She said: "I would love for him to walk and speak and all this, but unfortunately his life is not going to be as great as it should be." Photo: Collins Courts

A five-year-old boy who suffered an acute brain injury at birth in the Coombe Hospital, Dublin, has settled a High Court action for €19 million.

Adam Dediu, the High Court heard, was the lead twin but was delivered after his brother David by caesarean section just two days before Christmas 2016. It was claimed that the surgery was delayed due to the unavailability of a theatre. Mr Justice Paul Coffey was told liability was admitted in the case last year.