Family of mother who died in Limerick hospital settles action

Limerick woman, who had persistent abdominal pain, was not given a CT scan in time and when she was scanned 'her spleen had completely shattered' and she died later that day, court heard

Roland Doherty, third from left, from Croagh, Limerick, who settled action against the HSE over the death of his wife Susan along with his brother in law Robert Moloney and extended family. Picture: Collins Courts

The family of a young mother who went to University Hospital Limerick with abdominal pain but who did not get a CT scan in time and she later died has settled for €660,000 a High Court action over her death.

Susan Doherty, 45, who had persistent abdominal pain, was at one stage taken for the CT scan but was returned to the ward without it having been carried out due to a difficulty with IV access, Mr Justice Paul Coffey was told.