Latest news with #toddlerdeath
Free Malaysia Today
5 days ago
- General
- Free Malaysia Today
Toddler dies after MPV rams car from behind
Dashcam images from a viral video showing the MPV approaching from behind and ramming the car. PETALING JAYA : A two-year-old girl died from her injuries after the car she was in was rammed from behind by a Toyota Alphard on the North-South Expressway near Muar, Johor, on Monday. Berita Harian reported that Ayesha Sofea Anwaruddin died on Wednesday morning after spending two days in intensive care fighting for her life. The toddler was with her family of four in a Proton Saga, which was on the left lane of the highway. A viral video of the dashcam footage showed the Alphard ramming into the car from behind. Muar police chief Raiz Mukhliz Azman Aziz confirmed that one of the passengers in the Saga had died in the crash which happened around 7.30am on May 26. 'The multipurpose vehicle (MPV) involved is believed to have lost control before crashing into the back of the car. This caused the car to lose control and skid before crashing into the road divider,' he said in a statement. Raiz said the driver and other two passengers in the Saga also sustained injuries. A breathalyser test cleared the driver of the Alphard from being under the influence of alcohol or any banned substance. He appealed for witnesses to come forward and assist in investigations.
ABC News
22-05-2025
- Health
- ABC News
Sandipan Dhar's father says family was 'betrayed' by Joondalup Health Campus in days before his death
A coronial inquest into the death of a toddler at a Perth hospital has ended with emotional testimony from the boy's father, who said Joondalup Health Campus "destroyed our life". Sandipan Dhar died at the hospital on March 24 last year. His parents brought their 21-month-old son to the emergency department on March 22, after he had been feverish for weeks. A GP sent the family to the emergency department with a letter requesting Sandipan get blood tests, among other examinations. But the Dhar family left hospital that night without staff taking Sandipan's blood. He died when they returned to hospital two days later. An autopsy revealed the boy had undiagnosed acute leukaemia. The coronial inquest has been called to determine whether Sandipan's life may have been saved if his bloods were taken on March 22. After listening in court for three days, Sandipan's father, Sanjoy Dhar, chose to take the stand in an emotional testimony. Mr Dhar asked to take the oath in his son's name while his pictures were exhibited behind him. "I've been waiting for this day for [a] long time," he told the court. He said his family did not want to see anyone sent to prison over the incident. But Mr Dhar told the court he cannot accept that he and his family "left the ED without having [the doctor's] concern". "I went there straight from the GP," he said. "Sandipan was not taken care [of] properly on Friday night. "As a family, we consider we have been betrayed. Mr Dhar made it clear the actions of the staff when the family returned two nights later were not the issue, because he accepted it was too late by then. The lawyer representing Joondalup Health Campus staff, Grant Donaldson SC, took the opportunity to tell Mr Dhar that it was very common two people recall a moment or conversation differently. "It doesn't mean one person is lying and one person is not lying," he told the court. "Hopefully, you will be able to accept that some people have honestly and genuinely a different recollection of some of these matters. "I would urge you to try and understand that if you are able to." The lawyer representing the Dhar family told the court, according to Mr Dhar's evidence, the final words senior ED consultant Dr Yii Siow said when they left the hospital that night were: "Your son is beautiful, take him home, there is nothing wrong with him." "Did you say that?" Counsel Piet Jarmen asked Dr Siow. "No," Dr Siow told the court. She told the court she was not concerned when the family left hospital because Sandipan "looked well" and she was confident he had viral tonsillitis. "[I] just thought it would be fine," Dr Siow told the court. The court heard Dr Siow and the family planned to do a urine test to rule out a urinary tract infection and assumed they may return the following day to complete it. She told the court she did not get the impression Sandipan's condition was more serious. When the family did return two days later, Sandipan's health had drastically declined. A checklist of symptoms and notes were read out to the junior ED doctor, Caolan O'Hearrain, and his senior consultant, Dr Siow, relating to Sandipan's condition on March 22. The court heard the family told Dr O'Hearrain they had come to the ED because their GP wanted Sandipan to get a blood test. When Dr O'Hearrain was asked if he relayed that information to Dr Siow, he told the court "I believe I did but I can't 100 per cent confirm". But Dr Siow told the court she did not receive that vital note. Of the 14 notes, Dr Siow told the court she could only confidently recall hearing two during her handover with Dr O'Hearrain. The thought of doing a blood test did cross her mind, but the court heard she wanted to receive the urine test results first. Dr Siow also told the court she did not read the letter from the GP, which in hindsight she accepted would have been "ideal".
BBC News
19-05-2025
- Health
- BBC News
'Our baby was a gift - but his life was heartbreakingly short'
A family has said "words cannot describe our experience" after their one-year-old baby died at a Kent hospital. Archie Squire suffered heart failure after repeated visits to the Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother (QEQM) Hospital in Margate. His godmother Nikki Escudier told an inquest into the toddler's death they had "368 precious days" with Archie that were "filled with warmth and love". "He was more than a baby - he was a gift," she told the inquest at North East Kent Coroner's Court in Maidstone. Holding back tears, Ms Escudier added his life had been "heartbreakingly short". 'We all gave Archie a kiss' Describing the last moments of Archie's life as doctors tried to resuscitate him, his mother Lauren Parrish said the family was told by hospital staff his heart was beating, but "not as it should be"."We agreed to let him go," she said in a statement read out by coroner Sarah Clarke."We all gave Archie a kiss."Archie had a rare heart condition that went undetected before his death on 23 November had been reviewed in the A&E and Urgent Care Centre at QEQM Hospital more than 10 times over his life with symptoms including constipation, breathlessness and failure to thrive. Ms Parrish said at the inquest her son would cry in pain "a lot". She described how he frequently became unsettled and would struggle to breathe, which became worse at night. "He was making strange grunting noises," Ms Parrish added. The day after his first birthday, Archie was taken to hospital with constipation and vomiting. He died two days later following two cardiac arrests. 'Missed opportunities' East Kent Hospitals University NHS Foundation Trust expressed its "heartfelt condolences" to Archie's did not issue a further comment to the BBC. A serious incident investigations report by the trust, seen by the BBC, found there were "missed opportunities to diagnose him appropriately".Archie's parents have said hospital staff showed a "lack of compassion" after their son inquest started on 19 May and is set to last six days.
News.com.au
19-05-2025
- News.com.au
Mum's grief after 2yo son died in car crash
A popular mum influencer has spoken out after her two-year-old son died in a single car crash. Katelynn and Jaelen Ordone's son Preston died in a car accident on April 24. The couple are known due to their Okay Baby TikTok account. Police claimed the car the two-year-old was in — a 2011 Ford F-150 — 'veered off the roadway to the right and struck a tree' in Louisiana, People reported. The toddler was taken to hospital, where he died from blunt force injuries. The couple's older child — Paisley — was not in the car at the time. Preston's death was ruled an accident but the reasons behind it were still being investigated, according to US Weekly. Now, Katelynn has come out to update her fans on what happened to her family. 'For those of you who don't know, my husband and I suffered severe concussions and have no memory of the accident,' she said. 'There has been a lot of misinformation out there and we want to share the most accurate information we have at this time.' She said the couple hired an independent accident reconstruction expert to review what happened. The car was driving at 112km an hour before decelerating and making a right turn before it hit the tree, according to the car's black box. The family hit the tree at 96km an hour. She said Preston was properly secured in a two-piece 360-degree car seat behind the front passenger seat. He was fully restrained during the accident, and he was taken out of the car still in the seat. She claimed it took emergency services 15 minutes to get there — and the entire time Preston was in his car seat. 'The report confirms that the care seat base was properly installed and belted in. However, there appears to have been an issue with how the seat attached to the base; the locking pins were stuck in the engaged position, which may have prevented the seat from fully securing to the base,' she said, claiming others have reported the same issue. The cause of the accident is alleged to be a medical emergency, Katelynn said. 'We deeply appreciate the continued prayers and support as we navigate this unbearable tragedy,' she said. 'We are grateful for the continued prayers. Our only source of strength right now is our faith and the hope we have in God. We can't imagine walking through this without the assurance of eternal life and the peace that comes from knowing the truth.'
Yahoo
09-05-2025
- Yahoo
Toddler dies after being in car for hours, Montgomery County police say
WHEATON-GLENMONT, Md. (DC News Now) — Montgomery County police are investigating after a two-year-old girl died after being found inside a car. The Montgomery County Department of Police (MCPD) said that around 1:45 p.m. on Wednesday, personnel with the department and the Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Service (MCFRS) responded to a home in the Wheaton-Glenmont area. Officials said that there was a working code for a child in a vehicle. Police: Man arrested, accused of first-degree murder in 1-year-old's death in DC MCFRS responders found the girl in the car, where MCPD says she had been for 'several hours.' They took her to the hospital, where she was pronounced dead later. Police said that the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner is working to determine the official cause and manner of death. MCPD was still investigating the toddler's death as of Friday, but said that this was not a homicide. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
