Surrey family fury as police drop probe into girl’s death

  • Sophie Burgess died at St Peter’s Hospital in Chertsey, Surrey, in June 2016
  • She was injected with a lethal dose of an anti-seizure drug called phenytoin
  • Family are furious police have dropped manslaughter probe into doctors

The parents of an 11-month-old girl who died from a drug overdose in hospital are furious that police have dropped a manslaughter investigation into the doctors who treated her.

A source close to the family of little Sophie Burgess said: ‘The police are being hoodwinked by the medical professionals, the NHS trust and their lawyers. They haven’t even brought in the doctors for questioning, yet they have decided there is no chance of a conviction. These doctors are being allowed to walk away from this.’

Sophie died at St Peter’s Hospital in Chertsey, Surrey, in June 2016, after being injected with a lethal dose of an anti-seizure drug called phenytoin, prescribed by Dr Fiona MacCarthy and injected by Dr Lojerin Hatahet.

Sophie Burgess, pictured, died at St Peter’s Hospital in Chertsey, Surrey, in June 2016, after being injected with a lethal dose of an anti-seizure drug called phenytoin

The original manslaughter probe has shifted to a possible corporate manslaughter case against the hospital.

It comes as medics’ groups lobby to protect doctors from criminal charges when they make mistakes.

Surrey Police said they had taken advice from the Crown Prosecution Service about the ‘live’ investigation. 

Her parents, pictured here with Sophie as a newborn, are reportedly furious that police have dropped a manslaughter investigation into the doctors who treated her

Her parents, pictured here with Sophie as a newborn, are reportedly furious that police have dropped a manslaughter investigation into the doctors who treated her



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