'The guilt will never leave me', says mother whose daughter's organs were incinerated

Families still waiting for copy of report  to examine why  incineration occurred without either the knowledge or consent of the children’s parents

Laura and Fintan Kelleher, who live in Australia, are among 18 families whose babies’s organs were sent to Belgium from Cork University Maternity Hospital for incineration in 2020, without their permission or knowledge.

The mother of one of 18 babies whose organs were sent abroad from a Cork hospital for incineration says she suffers huge guilt about sending her daughter’s remains for a postmortem examination.

Laura and Fintan Kelleher, who live in Australia, are among 18 families whose babies’ organs were sent to Belgium from Cork University Maternity Hospital for incineration in 2020, without their parents’ permission or knowledge. Their stillborn baby girl, Hope, was delivered at the hospital on November 3, 2019.