The doctor caring for the daughter of an England cricket star has said he was 'astounded' at how quickly she deteriorated ahead of her death, a coroner's court has heard.
Bethan James, 21, the daughter of former Glamorgan and England cricketer Steve James, died on February 8, 2020, just a few hours after being admitted to the University Hospital of Wales (UHW).
A post-mortem examination found Ms James died of sepsis and pneumonia, with complications caused by Crohn's disease.
Ms James, a journalism student at the University of South Wales, was treated by Dr Duncan Thomas, who said he was surprised by how quickly her condition worsened when she was brought into UHW.
Dr Thomas expressed 'frustration' that Ms James had not been brought to the resuscitation area - used for treating the most seriously ill patients - earlier.
