Mr Sowersby queried why Dr Christopherson and a colleague had been “confident” to record Ben’s cause of death as ARDS caused by hMPV and prematurity, given concerns that Ben may have developed a secondary infection.
Robert Sowersby, assistant coroner for Avon, was asking questions about samples that appear to have been taken following the death of Ben Condon, who died aged just two months.
High Court judges quashed the original inquest conclusion in 2021 and ordered a fresh hearing, which began at Avon Coroner’s Court last Monday, following campaigning by Ben’s parents Allyn and Jenny Condon.
Coroner gives legal warning to witness in fresh inquest for baby boy who died A coroner has given a warning about potentially incriminating evidence at a fresh inquest into the death of a premature baby.
The inquest previously heard how Ben’s parents Allyn and Jenny Condon were told a post-mortem examination was not necessary following his death, leading to his body being cremated.
