As stated in our pen portrait of our beautiful Meme, we are learning to live with the unimaginable. Mia has left a large size Meme hole in our hearts and lives; we all miss her more and more as each day passes. Mia was the most beautiful little girl and left an imprint on everyone […]
We returned to Surrey Coroners Court on Wednesday 31 July for Day 2 of Mia Gauci Lamport’s inquest. Mia’s family and counsel for Bracknell Forest and The Children’s Trust were in court. I was attending remotely, so was not able to see who else was present in court. Dr John O’Connell who had given evidence […]
Earlier on Day 1 the coroner had read onto the record the statement of Emma Dickerson, a Children’s Support Assistant at The Children’s Trust. After the last in-person witness the coroner said that she would deal with some other matters. C: I know there’s a number of other statements, we have the CQC Report, but […]
The coroner called Dr John O’Connell to the stand after the mid morning break and he swore an oath. The coroner asked him to explain who he was and his qualifications. He told the court he was a consultant paediatrician. He had started as a general paediatrician, had worked for the NHS most of his […]