00:00Sean Dupan Dhar was just 21 months old when he died from complications of undiagnosed acute
00:09leukaemia. His parents took him to Joondalup Health Campus Emergency Department two days
00:15earlier, with a referral from a GP to get blood tests, but they left without any.
00:21Over three days, the WA Coroner's Court heard testimony from medical staff.
00:26The most senior doctor who assessed Sean Dupan on the night he was brought to the ED
00:31told the court she did not read the referral and was not told by the junior doctor that the family
00:37had specifically come for blood tests. But Dr. Yi Xiao denied, telling the family they could leave.
00:44The inquest heard emotional testimony from Sean Dupan's father. Sanjoy Dhar told the court he
00:51could not accept his son left the ED two days before his death without staff concern, saying
00:58the hospital betrayed them and destroyed their life. But Mr. Dhar maintained he didn't want any
01:04criminal charges over the incident. Hopeful, the inquest will bring change.
01:09Our expectation is very precise. I do not want my son to just remain as a number.
01:18All of us at Joondalup Health Campus understand that this is an incredibly difficult time for
01:24the Dhar family, and we remain deeply saddened by their loss.
01:29It could be several months before any findings are handed down.
01:32Don't be careful.
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