An NHS trust is prosecuted over the deaths of two young children from sepsis at Broomfield Hospital in Essex. The BBC and other coverage say one case involves a three-year-old girl, while the other involves a two-year-old.
The reports state the children died after being sent home from hospital. One child, identified in the reporting as Zadie Ajetunmobi, died in November 2022; the other, identified as Selina Samarina, died in April 2024 about two days after discharge. All outlets describe the proceedings as prosecution related to care surrounding the children’s treatment and subsequent deterioration.
Outlets provide limited additional detail about the charges and the trust’s response, but agree on the core facts: the location is Broomfield Hospital in Essex; the alleged issue involves sepsis; and the deaths follow discharge home in each case. The cases are set out as separate incidents involving young children who died after leaving hospital.
