23rd May, Northern Ireland: An eight-year-old girl from County Antrim who was left profoundly disabled after being starved of oxygen at birth is to receive £5.3m.
The settlement was reached in a compensation claim against the Northern Health and Social Care Trust. The child, who cannot be identified, suffered hypoxia due to a delay in her delivery at Antrim Area Hospital in 2007.
It resulted in a series of complex health issues. These included severe cerebral palsy and complex epilepsy. Her parents sued the trust, claiming medical negligence.
The case had been due to run as a five-day trial at the High Court in Belfast earlier this month. However, full liability was admitted a week before the listed hearing date.
The figure of £5.3m covers damages and the costs of past and future care for the child.
Source: http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-northern-ireland-36362284