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Grandmother's inquest adjourned amid new evidence
5 Oct
Summary
- Inquest into Linda Sykes' death adjourned due to new evidence.
- Sykes died after suffering strokes without receiving a thrombectomy.
- Hearing examines if specialist treatment might have saved her life.
An inquest into the death of Linda Sykes, a 74-year-old grandmother from Lytham St Annes, has been adjourned. The hearing was halted after a substantial amount of new evidence was presented to Preston Corner's Court.
Sykes died at Royal Preston Hospital following two strokes. The inquest is focusing on whether she should have received a thrombectomy, a procedure to remove blood clots, which might have offered a better chance of survival. Her family described her as a vibrant and much-loved individual.
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