A full inquest in May will determine the care that the child received and whether opportunities were missed to diagnose his condition.
A third pre-inquest review hearing into the death of one-year-old Archie Squire took place on Monday 14 April 2025 at North East Kent Coroner’s Court.
Born in November 2022 with an undiagnosed heart condition, Squire was reviewed in the A&E and Urgent Care Centre at Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother (QEQM) hospital in Margate more than ten times over his life with symptoms including constipation, breathlessness and failure to thrive.
The day after his first birthday, Squire was admitted to the hospital from A&E due to constipation and vomiting. He died two days later after suffering two separate cardiac arrests. A postmortem examination found that Archie had a rare heart condition, which had gone undetected.
Ahead of the inquest, Lily Hedgman, associate solicitor in the medical negligence department at Leigh Day said she hoped that the inquest will provide a “full and transparent account” of the care that Squire received and whether opportunities were missed to diagnose his condition.
The full inquest is expected to take place 19-29 May.
