![]() ![]() Summarising the inquest, assistant coroner Dr Elizabeth Didcock said that on balance, although we cannot be sure, “it is likely he had a choking incident that morning. His GP, Dr Edward Charles Pooley described him as a “happy well-developing infant.”ĭr Mohammed Haini, pathologist, ruled Abdul-Rahman’s cause of death as 1A hypoxic ischemic encephalopathy and 1B food bolus obstruction. Speaking to the family, who was not present in court, Dr Goedvolk added: “I am really sorry that we were not able to save him.”ĭetective Seargent Milner said Nottinghamshire police had no concerns about any suspicious circumstances in Abdul-Rahman’s death. She added that if it was caused by an infection, it would have presented itself in a different way. He was later taken off intensive care to a different ward where he developed a chest infection which he could not manage on his own, that led to his death.ĭiscussing whether anything other than choking could have caused the cardiac arrest, she added: “Children do not usually have a cardiac arrest due to a heart problem”, instead that they usually have them due to a breathing problem. Ultimately the decision was taken to remove Abdul-Rahman’s breathing tube. He was a child that would face challenges but not of the scale we were describing after the cardiac arrest.” “His social needs and family needs were met by the people around him. Speaking on Abdul-Rahman, who had Down Syndrome, prior to his admission, Dr Goedvolk added: “He was doing really well and he was developing really well Treatment on Abdul-Rahman had started on the floor until he could be moved to a trolley, as there were none available, but Dr Goedvolk described this as an “unusual situation” and added, “I do not think it had any impact on the quality of care.”Īn MRI scan performed on November 23 showed that Abdul-Rahman had suffered a hypoxic brain injury - a brain injury that forms due to a restriction of oxygen to the brain. He was in cardiac arrest and resuscitation commenced immediately and 21 minutes later, a sustained heart rhythm returned. The family drove Abdul-Rahman to the hospital and he arrived at the hospital at around 9.50am on Sunday. She said she was then called by Abdul-Rahman’s older brother Mohammed, 11, to come upstairs and he and her husband informed Mrs Bashiri that the 15-month-old was choking, but nobody could find food in Abdul-Rahman’s mouth. She then went downstairs to prepare breakfast for the other children. In a witness statement taken by Nottinghamshire police, Abdul-Rahman’s mother, Mrs Bashiri, said November 20 had started like a normal morning, the family were upstairs and Mrs Bashiri gave the youngster some baby food consisting of mashed up celeriac and cut-up apple. On Friday, June 23, an inquest at Nottingham Council House heard verbal evidence including that from Detective Sergeant Nicole Milner of Nottinghamshire Police, Dr Charlotte Goedvolk, a consultant paediatrician at Queen’s Medical Centre, Abdul-Rahman’s GP Dr Edward Charles Pooley and pathologist Dr Mohammed Haini.Īn opening to the inquest into Abdul's death had previously taken place o Wednesday, March 22. ![]()
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