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03/02/2009
Baby 'Glucose' Death Investigated
A police investigation is being launched after a five-week-old baby girl, died after a suspected overdose of glucose.
Poppy Davies, born three months prematurely, died on Sunday night at Great Ormond Street children's hospital.
Her parents, Carly Davies, 22, and David Daly, 21, made the decision to switch off her life support machine after doctors said she had suffered brain damage, following a build-up of glucose in her blood.
A spokesman for the hospital alerted police following the baby's death, and the Metropolitan Police confirmed its child abuse investigation team had been probing the case since January.
No arrests have been made.
A Met spokesman said: "We confirmed in January that officers from the MPS Child Abuse Investigation Command are investigating the circumstances surrounding a possible injury to a baby.
"Our inquiries continue at the moment and we are not prepared to discuss this further."
A spokesman for the hospital also said: "The trust offers its sincere condolences to the family on this tragic death.
"The police are investigating and when we find out what went wrong we will share that with the family.
"Obviously we need to find out what happened so that we can ensure it does not happen again."
The spokesman added that a "glucose overdose is suspected".
It has been reported lines of inquiry are a possible clinical error or a fault in hospital machinery, or a combination of both.
Another possibility is that glucose may have built up because Poppy's body was unable to break down sugars.
A Scotland Yard spokeswoman confirmed that Poppy died at 8.20pm on Sunday evening aged five weeks.
She said a post mortem would be scheduled in due course and an inquest into her death is due to open and adjourn at St Pancras Coroner's Court on Thursday.
(JM/BMcC)
Poppy Davies, born three months prematurely, died on Sunday night at Great Ormond Street children's hospital.
Her parents, Carly Davies, 22, and David Daly, 21, made the decision to switch off her life support machine after doctors said she had suffered brain damage, following a build-up of glucose in her blood.
A spokesman for the hospital alerted police following the baby's death, and the Metropolitan Police confirmed its child abuse investigation team had been probing the case since January.
No arrests have been made.
A Met spokesman said: "We confirmed in January that officers from the MPS Child Abuse Investigation Command are investigating the circumstances surrounding a possible injury to a baby.
"Our inquiries continue at the moment and we are not prepared to discuss this further."
A spokesman for the hospital also said: "The trust offers its sincere condolences to the family on this tragic death.
"The police are investigating and when we find out what went wrong we will share that with the family.
"Obviously we need to find out what happened so that we can ensure it does not happen again."
The spokesman added that a "glucose overdose is suspected".
It has been reported lines of inquiry are a possible clinical error or a fault in hospital machinery, or a combination of both.
Another possibility is that glucose may have built up because Poppy's body was unable to break down sugars.
A Scotland Yard spokeswoman confirmed that Poppy died at 8.20pm on Sunday evening aged five weeks.
She said a post mortem would be scheduled in due course and an inquest into her death is due to open and adjourn at St Pancras Coroner's Court on Thursday.
(JM/BMcC)
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