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£3.3mn for brain damaged boy

A boy who was born with brain damage has been awarded £3.3mn in compensation. The boy, now 10, suffered brain damage because the hospital staff failed to deliver him quickly despite signs of distress, resulting in oxygen starvation and irreversible brain damage. The hospital trust admitted liability.

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