Raychel’s parents to give evidence

HEARTBROKEN mother Marie Ferguson who says she has cried every day since her nine-year-old daughter Raychel died after a saline drip was administered at Altnagelvin almost 12 years ago is set to give evidence at the Inquiry into her death on Tuesday.
By The Newsroom
Published 25th Mar 2013, 10:33 BST
Marie and Raymond Ferguson.Marie and Raymond Ferguson.
Marie and Raymond Ferguson.

Raychel’s father Raymond is also scheduled to give oral evidence at 10am at Banbridge Courthouse.

Raychel was given the wrong level of fluid required to treat dehydration and died from hyponatraemia - a disturbance caused by a shortage of sodium in the body - in the Royal Victoria Hospital after being treated in Altnagelvin in June 2001.

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Speaking of her heartache last year Marie stated: “Myself, her daddy, her brothers Stephen, Jason and Jamie will carry the pain of Raychels death for the rest of our lives. Our lives were devasted the day we lost Raychel.

“Not a day has gone past where I haven’t cried for the daughter I lost. Our pain is intensified by the knowledge that Raychel’s death could so easily have been prevented. I visit Raychel’s grave every day and have vowed to get justice for her and answers for the family who love her.

“We can never bring Raychel back but we owe it to her to make sure that the way she died cannot be repeated.

“The path to this inquiry has been a long and agonising one for myself and my family but we will not rest until we have fulfilled this promise to the daughter we love and miss to this day.”

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