Mpumalanga mother awarded R540,000 after negligence leads to child's cerebral palsy

Mpumalanga mother awarded R540,000 after negligence leads to child's cerebral palsy

Mother awarded R540 000 for late child’s brain damage - Juta MedicalBrief

An Mpumalanga mother has been awarded R540 000 in damages after her son was born with severe cerebral palsy due to negligent staff at a local hospital, and who died at just six-years-old. She had initially claimed R4m from the provincial Health MEC, only claiming general damages on behalf of herself for the hardships she had to endure while looking after her son until his death: she blamed Embhuleni Hospital staff for his condition. The court ea…