Image source, Family photoEleanor Hazel Aldred-Owen was 21 months old when she died at Alder Hey Hospital
- Published31 October 2026
A hospital trust has taken full responsibility for 24 failures that led to the death of a 21-month-old.
Eleanor Hazel Aldred-Owen died at Liverpool's Alder Hey Hospital on 2 October 2023 - a coroner concluded she died as a result of misadventure, contributed to by neglect.
She had routine surgery for craniosynostosis, external, a birth defect affecting the skull, but an abnormal chest X-ray was not flagged.
