
County
Durham education chiefs
are being sued by parents of a girl who died of an undiagnosed heart
condition. 17-year-old Kasia Ber had
been taken to a GP by staff at Byron
Sixth Form
College, but her parents were
not informed about this.
Ber died in 2005 after being "shocked" by the ring
of a mobile phone. Durham County Council had ruled at that time that the
college had acted correctly.
"We are very sorry that the parents feel it necessary to take legal action in the circumstances of the tragic death of their daughter," said Neil Charlton, head of business support services for children and young people's services at Durham County Council. "As there is the possibility of legal action being taken it would not be appropriate for the county council to comment further."
Source: Medindia
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