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| Trust admits neglect over death | Trust admits neglect over death |
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| Belfast Health and Social Care Trust has admitted negligence over the care of a pensioner who died in hospital. | Belfast Health and Social Care Trust has admitted negligence over the care of a pensioner who died in hospital. |
| The case of Lily Convill was settled out of court on Monday. | The case of Lily Convill was settled out of court on Monday. |
| Mrs Convill, who was 79, fell at her home on the Donegall Road in south Belfast in 2005 and died seven months later in the Royal Victoria Hospital. | Mrs Convill, who was 79, fell at her home on the Donegall Road in south Belfast in 2005 and died seven months later in the Royal Victoria Hospital. |
| Her family claimed she was not treated properly and died from septicaemia as a result. The trust has paid the family £40,000 damages and costs. | Her family claimed she was not treated properly and died from septicaemia as a result. The trust has paid the family £40,000 damages and costs. |
| The family said their mother was first admitted to the Royal in January 2005 with a suspected broken hip. | The family said their mother was first admitted to the Royal in January 2005 with a suspected broken hip. |
| They said for 15 days the hospital could not decide whether the hip was broken or not. | They said for 15 days the hospital could not decide whether the hip was broken or not. |
| Mrs Convill developed a pressure sore on her heel which grew and grew until "her whole heel turned black". | |
| "It developed into gangrene and eventually my mother died of septicaemia because of that," her daughter Christina said. | "It developed into gangrene and eventually my mother died of septicaemia because of that," her daughter Christina said. |
| In a statement, the trust said it admitted liability and deeply regretted the distress felt by the Convill family, but was not in a position to say anything further. | In a statement, the trust said it admitted liability and deeply regretted the distress felt by the Convill family, but was not in a position to say anything further. |
| Mrs Convill's son George said his mother had suffered a "horrible death". | Mrs Convill's son George said his mother had suffered a "horrible death". |
| "We were sorely let down and my mother paid for it with her life," he said. | "We were sorely let down and my mother paid for it with her life," he said. |
| Christina said one of the most distressing aspects was that her mother realised she was not getting proper care. | Christina said one of the most distressing aspects was that her mother realised she was not getting proper care. |
| "What she said to me was 'I can't believe I came in here with a broken hip and I'm either going to go out in a box or with my leg amputated - I just can't understand this'", she said. | "What she said to me was 'I can't believe I came in here with a broken hip and I'm either going to go out in a box or with my leg amputated - I just can't understand this'", she said. |