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Girl, 11, died hours after docs sent her home from hospital with 'constipation'

11 June 2024 , 15:33
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Her heartbroken parents are desperate for answers following the sudden tragedy
Her heartbroken parents are desperate for answers following the sudden tragedy

A SCHOOLGIRL died just hours after doctors sent her home from hospital with constipation.

Annabel Greenhalgh was taken to A&E by her parents after she complained of abdominal pain.

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Annabel Greenhalgh died hours after being diagnosed with constipationCredit: SWNS
She was sent home from hospital and her dad found her unresponsive the next morning
She was sent home from hospital and her dad found her unresponsive the next morningCredit: SWNS

Medics said the 11-year-old had constipation and discharged her on the evening of October 13, 2022.

The next morning, her dad Craig found her unresponsive at their home in Warwick and dialled 999.

Despite attempts to resuscitate her, Annabel was pronounced dead at the scene.

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Between 2017 and 2021, she had experienced multiple episodes of severe abdominal pain and had required hospital treatment on several occasions.

An inquest into the popular schoolgirl's death will start on June 14 at Coventry Coroners' Court.

Ahead of the hearing, her heartbroken parents Craig and Josie have spoken of the "gaping hole" Annabel's death has left in their lives.

Josie, 45, said: "Annabel was an incredible child and loved by all who met her.

"She was gentle, phenomenally bright, creative, fun and always inclusive of everyone.

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Annabel, from Warwick, was described as 'well-loved' by teachers and students at her schoolCredit: SWNS

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