Mum ‘heartbroken’ at new UHL death
EVE’S PARENTS’ ACTION CALL ON OVERCROWDING
The trail for the 35-yearold went cold hours after a woman and her two children, aged eight and three, were doused in the face with a corrosive liquid on January 31.
Six other people – including police officers – were also injured in the horror attack, as well as Ezedi, who was caught on CCTV with a distinctive burn mark to his face.
Ezedi, who is from the Newcastle area, was last seen leaning over the railings of Chelsea Bridge at about 11.35pm on the night of the attack before disappearing.
A YOUNG man has appeared in court charged with intimidating independent TD Michael Healy-Rae and trying to impede the politician from entering Government buildings during an “aggressive” protest.
About 200 protesters held a rally outside Leinster House on September 20 as the Dail resumed following the summer recess, leading to several arrests.
Afterwards, the Kerry TD condemned the conduct of some demonstrators as he and an intern from his office attempted to leave the area.
Following a Garda investigation, Dean Hickson (21) appeared at Dublin District Court yesterday.
Pearse Street Garda Chloe Rochfort obtained directions from the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) to charge him under section nine of the Non-Fatal Offences Against the Person Act.
Hickson, of Griffith Parade, Finglas East Dublin, is accused of intimidating the TD at Kildare Street, Dublin 2, on September 20.
The DPP directed summary disposal in the District Court, which can impose a 12-month sentence and a fine, rather than a trial at the Circuit Court level, which can impose a sentence of up to five years.
Judge Paula Murphy accepted jurisdiction after hearing a summary of the prosecution evidence.
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Ward said it was alleged that “the accused was among a number of aggressive protesters outside Leinster House during an anti-government, anti-immigration protest.”
He told the court that at one point, the CCTV footage captured someone “throwing a plastic bottle in the direction
THE mother of a young woman who died at University Hospital Limerick (UHL) has called on the Minister for Health to intervene further to alleviate chronic overcrowding at the hospital after the death of another young girl there.
Melanie Sheehan Cleary, whose daughter Eve (21) died in UHL in 2019, said she was “sick to my stomach” after learning about another preliminary assessment into the circumstances around the death of a 16-year-old girl at UHL three weeks ago.
This came less than two years after the death of 16-year-old Aoife Johnston from Shannon, Co Clare — who spent 12 hours on a trolley as meningitis in her body developed into fatal sepsis.
The girl, whose death on January 29 is subject of a review by the HSE/UL Hospitals Group, was reportedly initially admitted to a Resuscitation area at UHL but deemed well enough to be transferred to a trolley in a corridor prior to her death in Resus after she was brought back into the unit in of Michael Healy-Rae, narrowly missing his head.
During the investigation, the accused was identified from the video footage “as the person who deliberately impeded the injured party from entering Government buildings, a place of work”, the court heard. Judge Murphy ordered him to appear on April 16 to enter a plea. Hickson, who is unemployed, was granted legal aid.
His solicitor,
Donal Quigley, said he was instructed to tell the judge that his client “did not block anyone going in or out”.
The defence was also granted an order for disclosure of prosecution evidence, including video footage.
Mr Healy-Rae (57) did not attend court yesterday. a critical condition.
On the day the girl died, UHL was the most overcrowded hospital nationally with 113 patients on trolleys in corridors and other areas of the emergency department and wards. Commenting on the revelation that another inquiry is underway into the death of a second young female in as many years, Ms Sheehan Cleary said: “It is just heartbreaking.”
“I can’t believe it, it’s clear that we are all taking our chances now by going into UHL, the overcrowding there is beyond anything we have ever seen.”
There was a record 150 patients on trolleys at the hospital on February 7.
UHL was also overcrowded with trolleys on the day Eve Cleary died in the early hours of July 21, 2019. She spent 17 hours on a trolley before her death from cardiac arrest due to her developing blood clots.
Eve’s family and the HSE reached a High Court settlement without any admission of liability last month. Following the settlement UHL expressed its “sincere condolences and deep regret” over Eve’s death.
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Asking Minister Donnelly to intervene, Ms Sheehan Cleary called on UHL management to consider their positions after the death of another young woman in the midst of overcrowding at the hospital.
“I feel as if the whole management team should step down,” she said.
Minister Donnelly has said he has allocated millions of euro to try and alleviate overcrowding.