Boy’s sepsis death preventable, says mother after coroner finds failures in care

Dylan Cope, nine, died in December 2022. Picture: Family handout/PA

The mother of a nine-year-old boy who died from sepsis just days after being sent home from hospital with flu has said his death was preventable after a coroner found there had been failures in his care.

Dylan Cope was sent home from the Grange Hospital in Cwmbran, Wales in December 2022 after being diagnosed with influenza and given a leaflet with advice for coughs and colds.