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Public inquiry into children's deaths is adjourned again | Public inquiry into children's deaths is adjourned again |
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The public inquiry into the deaths of five children in hospitals in Northern Ireland has been adjourned for the second time in just over a week. | The public inquiry into the deaths of five children in hospitals in Northern Ireland has been adjourned for the second time in just over a week. |
The inquiry into hyponatraemia-related deaths re-opened on 20 February, eight years after it was first set up. | The inquiry into hyponatraemia-related deaths re-opened on 20 February, eight years after it was first set up. |
It was adjourned after an expert produced evidence questioning if one of the children, Adam Strain, had died from hyponatraemia. | It was adjourned after an expert produced evidence questioning if one of the children, Adam Strain, had died from hyponatraemia. |
Some of the families are said to be angry at this latest setback. | |
After meeting in England to discuss the new evidence, the legal teams have decided they still need more time. | After meeting in England to discuss the new evidence, the legal teams have decided they still need more time. |
The inquiry is scheduled to begin again on Monday, 26 March. | The inquiry is scheduled to begin again on Monday, 26 March. |
The inquiry into hyponatraemia-related deaths was established in 2004 and was primarily set up to investigate the deaths of Adam Strain, Claire Roberts and Raychel Ferguson. | The inquiry into hyponatraemia-related deaths was established in 2004 and was primarily set up to investigate the deaths of Adam Strain, Claire Roberts and Raychel Ferguson. |
The remit of the inquiry was later broadened to investigate events following the death of Lucy Crawford and also issues arising from the treatment of Conor Mitchell. | The remit of the inquiry was later broadened to investigate events following the death of Lucy Crawford and also issues arising from the treatment of Conor Mitchell. |
The common link is whether the children were administered the wrong amounts of fluid which eventually led to their deaths. | The common link is whether the children were administered the wrong amounts of fluid which eventually led to their deaths. |
The inquiry was suspended in 2005 to allow the PSNI to undertake investigations related to the three cases which it was initially examining. | The inquiry was suspended in 2005 to allow the PSNI to undertake investigations related to the three cases which it was initially examining. |
In 2008, the police indicated that their investigations were complete and the Public Prosecution Service directed that there would be no prosecutions. | In 2008, the police indicated that their investigations were complete and the Public Prosecution Service directed that there would be no prosecutions. |
As a result, the inquiry announced the resumption of its work at a progress hearing on 30 May 2008. | As a result, the inquiry announced the resumption of its work at a progress hearing on 30 May 2008. |
In a statement issued on Wednesday, a spokesperson for the inquiry said: "The inquiry appreciates changes to the schedule are frustrating for the families of the children whose cases it is investigating and for other interested parties. | |
"The revisions to the schedule have been made to enable the inquiry's expert witnesses to have sufficient time to consider the contents of a report by a consultant paediatric neurologist, Professor Fenella Kirkham. This report was submitted to the inquiry on 15 February 2012. | |
"A meeting of the experts took place on Wednesday 22 February, at which the report of Professor Kirkham was discussed. That meeting will reconvene and conclude on Friday 9 March." |
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