Family's Anger Over Minimal Care Leading to Death

A family is demanding answers after a 39-year-old man died from cardiac arrest, claiming he received insufficient medical care.

Sunil Rastogi, a father of two, passed away at Southmead Hospital in February 2025. His widow, Priya Rastogi, believes negligence occurred during his treatment and is exploring legal options against the NHS. The family alleges Mr. Rastogi was left unmonitored despite showing signs of a serious heart condition and that warnings about his breathing difficulties were ignored.

Reports indicate that an electrocardiogram (ECG) reading was not properly handed over to doctors, and critical drugs that could have been life-saving were not administered. Instead, morphine was given, which can negatively impact heart conditions. The ambulance service noted that an abdominal aortic aneurysm was a possible cause of his symptoms, but this information was not definitively passed to hospital staff.

Both the hospital and the ambulance service have completed a comprehensive review of the incident and shared their findings with the family. However, the Avon Coroner's Court has declined to hold a full inquest, leaving the family with unaddressed questions about the circumstances surrounding Mr. Rastogi's death.