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6 days ago
- General
- Dublin Live
Couple killed in St Stephen's Day hit-and-run died of traumatic injuries, inquest hears
Our community members are treated to special offers, promotions and adverts from us and our partners. You can check out at any time. More info A married couple from Dublin who were killed in an alleged hit and run incident on St Stephen's Day last year died as a result of multiple traumatic injuries, an inquest has heard. Anthony "Anto" Hogg (39) and his wife, Georgina Hogg-Moore (38) from Whitestown Avenue, Blanchardstown suffered fatal injuries after being struck by a vehicle while crossing Blanchardstown Road North near the entrance to Blanchardstown Shopping Centre in Dublin at around 5.45pm on December 26, 2024. The couple, who had two children, had been out shopping at the post-Christmas sales and were on their way home when the collision occurred. Ms Hogg-Moore was pronounced dead at the scene of the crash, while her husband died a short time later at Connolly Hospital Blanchardstown where he had been rushed by ambulance. A number of other pedestrians were also involved in the incident but no other injuries were reported. At a sitting of Dublin District Coroner's Court on Tuesday, a sister of Ms Hogg-Moore, Katie Moore, gave evidence of formally identifying her sister's body to gardaí at Dublin City Mortuary in Whitehall. A sister of Mr Hogg, Jennifer Hogg, also testified how she had identified her brother's body to gardaí at Connolly Hospital Blanchardstown. (Image: Colin Keegan/Collins) Detective Inspector Jim McDermott applied for the two inquests to be adjourned under Section 25 (2) of the Coroners Act on the basis that criminal proceedings have already been initiated in relation to the deaths of the couple. A neighbour of the deceased, John Halpin (45) of Whitestown Avenue, Blanchardstown, was charged at a sitting of Dublin District Court on December 30, 2024 with four offences including two counts of dangerous driving causing death. Mr Halpin was also accused of two counts of hit-and-run and failing to offer assistance at the scene of the incident. Garda Alan Murphy gave evidence that the accused made no reply when charged. Mr Halpin was subsequently granted bail at a sitting of Cloverhill District Court in early January subject to strict conditions. The coroner, Clare Keane, said the results of a postmortem showed that the couple had both died as a result of multiple traumatic injuries due to a road traffic incident. Offering her condolences to relatives of Mr Hogg and Ms Hogg-Moore, Dr Keane granted the application and adjourned the inquests to a date to be fixed after the conclusion of related criminal proceedings. Join our Dublin Live breaking news service on WhatsApp. Click this link to receive your daily dose of Dublin Live content. We also treat our community members to special offers, promotions, and adverts from us and our partners. If you don't like our community, you can check out any time you like. If you're curious, you can read our Privacy Notice. For all the latest news from Dublin and surrounding areas visit our homepage.
BreakingNews.ie
28-05-2025
- Health
- BreakingNews.ie
Doctor admits professional misconduct over patient who suffered fatal brain injury
A hospital doctor has admitted professional misconduct over an incident in which a patient with meningitis suffered a fatal lack of oxygen to the brain following a dispute with nursing staff over whether a breathing tube had become dislodged. Ilankathir Sathivel appeared before a medical inquiry to face a series of allegations over his treatment of a patient on February 23rd-24th, 2019, while working as a registrar anaesthetist at Connolly Hospital Blanchardstown in Dublin. Advertisement The hearing before the Medical Council's fitness-to-practise committee heard Dr Sathivel was making a number of admissions in relation to the care he provided to the 59-year-old male, identified only as Patient A, who had been admitted to the hospital's intensive care unit (ICU) after being diagnosed with bacterial meningitis. The committee was informed that Dr Sathivel accepted that his failure to have regard for the stated view of a clinical nurse manager, Rosanne Kenny, that Patient's A endotracheal tube had become dislodged at around 3.58am on February 24th, 2019, constituted professional misconduct. Written statements from several nursing staff at CHB showed Ms Kenny had twice raised her concern with the anaesthetist that the tube had become displaced as ventilation alarms had sounded to show Patient A was suffering a lack of oxygen. However, Dr Sathivel insisted the tube was correctly inserted and was not responsible for a deterioration in the patient's condition. Advertisement Counsel for the Medical Council, Neasa Bird BL, said the anaesthetist's disregard of the nurse's concern represented a serious falling short of the standards expected of medical practitioners. Although Dr Sathivel had responded immediately to a call for assistance, Ms Bird said he had initially conducted his assessment of Patient's A airway from the foot of the bed. She claimed he subsequently relied on his view that the tube was not dislodged from observation of the patient's chest rise and his examination with a stethoscope without carrying out a visual check on the equipment. The inquiry heard he also delayed re-intubating the patient and in seeking to perform a laryngoscopy to assess the position of the tube. Advertisement The inquiry heard Patient A suffered a cardiac arrest at 4.15am lasting 13 minutes as a result of a lack of oxygen which resulted in a severe brain injury. A postmortem showed he subsequently died on March 2nd, 2019, from a lack of oxygen to the brain with meningitis as a contributory factor. Ms Bird noted that it was Dr Sathivel's first-ever shift as the on-call registrar in the hospital's ICU. However, she said the challenges of the role should have been with the competency of the anaesthetist. Advertisement Ms Bird said the view of two expert witnesses who reviewed the case said it was clear that Dr Sathivel's failure to deal with the critical incident in a timely manner had resulted in 'an adverse outcome.' The inquiry arose following a complaint made to the Medical Council by the then general manager of CHB, Barbara Keogh Dunne. Ms Bird said an internal review of the critical incident by CHB had raised a concern that Dr Sathivel's competency may pose a risk to patient safety. Dr Sathivel, originally from India and who qualified as a doctor in 2005, has been registered to practise in Ireland since 2012 and currently works as a consultant anaesthetist at the Mater Private Hospital in Dublin. Advertisement The anaesthetist also made admissions to several other allegations in relation to his treatment of Patient A and accepted they amounted to poor professional performance. They included his failure to adequately assess the patient's airway in a timely manner and his failure to have adequate regard for the deterioration in the man's condition after his skin had turned blue and his heartbeat had slowed to a dangerous level. Dr Sathivel also accepted that he did not write up any medical notes for 12 hours about his treatment of Patient A in the emergency department as well as failing to inform and brief the consultant anaesthetist at CHB about the critical incident in a timely manner. Offering his condolences and an apology to Patient A's family, counsel for Dr Sathivel, Cathal Murphy BL, acknowledged that the allegations against his client related to a serious and tragic event. However, Mr Murphy said what happened with Patient A was 'an isolated incident' in the anaesthetist's career that was not due to any lack of competence but 'human factors.' Ireland Doctor pleads guilty to stealing and forging presc... Read More He said Dr Sathivel had taken steps to improve his skills set over the following years and had been a consultant since 2020 with no further incidents about his performance and competence. Mr Murphy claimed the appropriate sanction to be imposed on his client was censure. Ms Bird asked the fitness-to-practise committee to take into account that the admissions made Dr Sathivel by related to 'a serious matter.' Based on the anaesthetist's admissions, the chairperson of the inquiry, Paul Harkin, said the fitness-to-practise committee would convey its recommendations on sanction, which are not made public, to the Medical Council in due course.
BreakingNews.ie
25-05-2025
- BreakingNews.ie
Woman dies after being hit by car in Co Meath
A woman has died after being struck by a car in Co Meath. The pedestrian, in her 60s, was involved in a collision on the Dublin Road (R135) in Ashbourne at around 7:10pm on Saturday. Advertisement She was pronounced dead at the scene. Her body was taken to the mortuary at Our Lady's Hospital Navan, where a post-mortem examination will be conducted. The male driver and passenger of the car, both in their 20s, were taken to Connolly Hospital Blanchardstown for treatment to injuries that are not believed to be life-threatening. The road remained closed on Saturday night, pending a technical examination by Garda forensic collision investigators. Advertisement Gardaí have appealed for witnesses to the incident to come forward.
