End to family's wait for answers after tragedy of ten-day-old who 'would have survived' with proper care
22.04.2022 - 20:11
/ manchestereveningnews.co.uk
A family's heartbreaking wait for answers over the death of a ten-day-old twin baby is finally coming to a close more than three years after the tragedy.
Kingsley Olasupo and his twin sister, Princess, were born slightly premature in Royal Bolton Hospital on April 8, 2019, when mum Nicola Daley was 35 weeks pregnant. The pair were both doing well at birth but Kingsley's low weight, the presence of meconium - a newborn's first poo - at birth, and his premature nature were all risk factors for infection.
Princess was thriving as a newborn but Kingsley wasn't feeding well, and had a low temperature, meaning he had to be admitted to the special care baby unit at just three-days-old. His condition kept deteriorating, and the next day he was diagnosed with bacterial meningitis and sepsis.
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Tragically, Kingsley never recovered. A scan carried out when the youngster was just ten-days-old showed signs of severe brain damage, and his life support was removed later that day.
Kingsley died on April 18 with his parents by his side, after just a week-and-a-half in the world. Three years on and ahead of a full inquest due to take place next week, Bolton NHS Foundation Trust last month gave the family an official apology after accepting liability in Kingsley's death.
Nicola and dad, Tunde Olasupo, believed something had gone wrong with Kingsley's care after his death, and enlisted the help of a medical negligence solicitor to help them navigate the inquest into their baby son's death. In December 2019, at a hearing held ahead of a full inquest, the Trust accepted there were some areas of care that could