SAVITA'S HUSBAND CONCLUDES EVIDENCE AT GALWAY INQUEST

Date Published: 08-Apr-2013

Praveen Halappanavar has now concluded his statement at the inquest into the death of his wife Savita at UHG last year.

The inquest will resume again at 2 this afternoon before Galway West Coroner Dr.Ciaran MacLoughlin.

31 year old Savita died at UHG on October 28th last year after suffering a miscarriage and contracting septicaemia.

The inquest opened just after 10.30 this morning when Praveen arrived with his legal team - Solicitor Gerard O’ Donnell and Barrister Eugene Gleeson.

Declan Buckley is Senior Counsel for the HSE.

Statements have so far been heard from a GP, from a member of an garda siochana and from a worker from the hospital mortuary where the post mortem was carried out.

The inquest is being heard in the presence of a jury – this is an obligation in accordance with S40 of the Act.

Coroner Dr.Ciaran MacLoughlin opened proceedings by conveying his sincere sympathy and condolence to Praveen and said he would undertake to conduct the inquiry with solemn respect.