Singer Nick Cave‘s son has died.
28.04.2022 - 16:01 / dailyrecord.co.uk
The devastated family of a man who tragically died just four days after an operation are demanding answers amid claims that he was failed by the NHS.
Colin Crawford had undergone surgery to remove a shard of glass from his right thigh after falling in the bathroom of his home.
The Bentilee man was discharged from the Royal Stoke University Hospital the following day on December 8, Stoke-on-Trent Live reports.
However, within 96 hours he died while clutching his mobile phone after making a desperate call to 999.
Now, his grief-stricken relatives have hit out at the Royal Stoke and West Midlands Ambulance service after Colin's death on December 11, 2021.
His sister, Diane Hurst, and niece, Samantha Evans, say he was allowed home too soon.
Diane, aged 54, from Tunstall, said: “I don’t think the care at the hospital was there after the operation. They gave him antibiotics but no blood thinners that would’ve stopped the clot from going into his lungs. It was wrong of them to send him home. He was only in the hospital for two days - it wasn’t long enough.
"On the morning of his death he rang 999 twice but the call was never traced. It's so weird. It’s very upsetting because we are not getting the answers that we want and deserve.
“I fully believe the hospital and ambulance service are to blame - they should’ve come out quicker. The NHS failed him.”
An inquest into Colin's death found he died of natural causes due to a right leg injury. But Samantha also insists the hospital discharged her uncle 'way too soon’.
The 25-year-old said: “The whole reason why he died was because he didn’t get blood thinners after his major operation. The hospital is saying that it's not their fault when we believe is.
"Then there's the 999 call. He was
Singer Nick Cave‘s son has died.
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