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Glasgow Hospital Deaths: Police Probe Links to Environment
31 Jan
Summary
- Seven patient deaths are being investigated for hospital environment links.
- Police submitted reports in four cases, including a child and elderly woman.
- Three other deaths are under information gathering by prosecutors.
An independent inquiry is investigating seven deaths at Glasgow's Queen Elizabeth University Hospital campus, exploring potential links to the hospital environment. Police have submitted standard prosecution reports to the Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service (COPFS) in four cases. These include 10-year-old Milly Main, who died in August 2017 from an infection linked to contaminated water systems. Reports have also been submitted regarding two other children and 73-year-old Gail Armstrong, who contracted a fungal infection.
COPFS is currently gathering further information on three other deaths: Andrew Slorance, who died in December 2020 from Covid-linked pneumonia after a stem cell transplant; Tony Dynes, who died in May 2021 from non-Hodgkin's lymphoma; and Molly Cuddihy, who passed away in August 2023 at age 23 after treatment for cancer. The investigation focuses on potential corporate homicide, examining whether systemic organization of hospital activities constitutes a gross breach of duty of care. Convictions could result in unlimited fines and remedial orders for the health board.
