Family of woman who died of cervical cancer settle case

The case had settled after mediation and was before the court for the approval of payments of €60,000 each to the woman's two children and the division of the €35,000 statutory mental distress payment

Counsel said it was their case the woman's 2012 smear test was allegedly misreported and if it had been properly reported the cell changes would have been picked up and the woman may still be alive. File picture

The family of a 41-year-old mother of two who died three years after a cervical smear test taken under the CervicalCheck screening programme was reported as showing no abnormalities has settled a High Court action over her death.

The woman who cannot be named by order of the court, Mr Justice Paul Coffey was told, endured excruciating pain before her death nine years ago.