Man settles case against Cork hospital for €90k over sudden and unexpected death of his wife

The High Court heard that the husband was allegedly given the news of his wife’s death in a hospital lift by a nurse and he nearly passed out with shock

The family's counsel said it was their case that at Mallow General Hospital the pensioner was allegedly not tested properly and not screened appropriately in relation to blood clots and if she had been given blood thinners she may have survived. File picture: Denis Minihane

A man who sued over the sudden and unexpected death of his wife at Mallow General Hospital five years ago has settled a High Court action for €90,000.

Mother of five and grandmother to 13, Katherine Heneghan was 71 years of age when she died as a result of a blood clot on September 10, 2020.