Boy with severe asthma died after multiple medical failings, inquest rules

The death of a 10-year-old boy who had severe asthma was contributed to by neglect and there were multiple failings in his medical care, an inquest has concluded.

Essex area coroner Sonia Hayes said the death of aspiring medic William Gray, from Southend, was avoidable, the law firm that represented his family said.

William suffered a near-fatal asthma attack on October 27 2020 which he survived.

He was discharged after four hours and the severity of the incident was not correctly recorded, law