Boy, nine, died of sepsis after ‘miscommunication’ between hospital staff

There was “miscommunication” between medical staff when a young boy was sent home and died of sepsis days later, an inquest has heard.

Dylan Cope, from Newport, died on December 14 2022 of sepsis from a perforated appendix.

Coroner’s Court in Newport heard on Tuesday that a breakdown in communication between two medical staff meant that the nine-year-old did not get