Aoife Johnston's parents 'begged' UHL staff for help but 'there was no help', inquest told

Aoife Johnston was pronounced dead at 3.30pm on December 19, 2022.

The parents of Aoife Johnston who died at University Hospital Limerick (UHL), after waiting 12 hours on a chair while dying of sepsis, told her inquest on Monday they watched her die despite “begging” staff to help.

James and Carol Johnston gave emotional and harrowing evidence at Limerick Coroner’s Court of the final moments of their 16-year-old daughter’s death, on December 19, 2022.