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DAY ONE OF INQUEST INTO SAVITA DEATH CONCLUDES AT GALWAY COURTHOUSE
Day one of the inquest into the death of Savita Halappanavar has
now concluded.
The afternoon session resumed at 2pm and began with any questions
on Praveen Halappanavar’s earlier statement.
This began with questions from the Coroner Dr.Ciaran MacLoughlin
who went though a number of page numbers on Praveen’s statement
covering matters such as doctors rounds , the suggestion that the
room may have been cold and a discussion with a medic regarding
participation in a medical trial.
This was following by questioning from Praveen’s Barrister Eugene
Gleeson who asked about the number of times Savita made requests
for a termination and the intervals.
Senior Counsel for the HSE Declan Buckley said there was some
difficulty in relation to timings particularly in relation to the
timings involving the rupturing of membranes.
Legal representative Eileen Barrington also appeared on behalf of
a consultant and added that some of Praveen’s timings may not be
consistent with medical records.
A deposition was also heard from a Dr. Prassad , an orthopaedic
surgeon at Galway Clinic and a friend of Savita ad Praveen since
2009.
He told the inquest that he had seen Savita in the hospital and
that her body was swollen and she was on artificial ventilation,
He quoted an insert from a Medical Council booklet in relation to
guideline on the termination of a pregnancy.
The inquest resumes tomorrow morning at 10.