A heartbroken mum has sued an NHS trust for medical negligence after her four-year-old son died because of a bungled 111 call.
Panic stricken Sherry Keane rang the health advice line after little Jaydan-Lee developed a rash, vomited, appeared lethargic and began rasping for breath.
But she put him to bed with calpol after an "abrupt and rude" 111 call-handler failed to realise how seriously ill he was, talked over the terrified mum and didn't call an ambulance to respond within eight minutes as she should have.
Jaydan-Lee was found unresponsive in bed the next day and paramedics rushed to the scene after the family dialled 999. The little boy was given CPR and rushed to Aintree University Hospital but he was pronounced dead.
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