Boy, five, sent home from A&E due to bed shortages was 'left to die'

The family of a five-year-old boy who died after being sent home from A&E due to bed shortages said he was 'left to die'.

Yusuf Mahmud Nazir died from respiratory failure, pneumonia and tonsillitis in November 2022 - just eight days after he was seen at Rotherham Hospital and sent home with antibiotics.

After his family rejected a 2023 report stating the child's care was 'appropriate', a new publication by NHS England has finally confirmed little Yusuf was failed by the health service.

The child's uncle Zaheer Ahmed broke down in tears today as he said his nephew was 'left to die' before developing multi-organ failure and suffering several cardiac arrests.

'Despite all these failings, despite all these issues that we've had, we still do not know how Yusuf has died. We want answers. We want an inquest. An inquest will tell us how Yusuf has died. And this is what the family are demanding,' he said.