Parents Liam and Lauren Marsh have waited years for an inquest into their daughter Bonnie’s death in December 2021.

They have remained adamant that more could have been done to save her by staff at the Norfolk and Norwich Hospital (N&N).

But an inquest into her death has ruled that this was not the case – however, they say they are not comforted by the findings.

Bonnie with her parents and brother (Image: Family)

The three-day hearing at Norfolk Coroner’s Court was told the little girl, who lived with her family on South Green in Dereham, had been taken to the N&N on two occasions in the days before her death.

Bonnie initially displayed cold-like symptoms, but her condition deteriorated and she began vomiting. At one stage she became unconscious, but still she was discharged both times.

She was assessed at the hospital on Thursday, December 16, and again on Friday, December 17, where staff determined she was well enough to return home after “showing no red flags”.

Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital (Image: Newsquest)

However, her condition worsened and she was taken back to the N&N on the morning of Saturday, December 18. A few hours later, she died after suffering a cardiac arrest.

Upon receiving the news of their daughter’s death, Ms Marsh said they were left “shaking and crying” and waited alone in a room with Bonnie for hours before being told what would happen next.

It has taken more than four years for an inquest into her death to be held, with her parents facing unexpected delays and long waits for evidence.

Bonnie Marsh died in December 2021 (Image: Family)

An interim death certificate recorded Bonnie’s cause of death as an “inborn error of metabolism” - a diagnosis which caused a lot of controversy during the inquest.

Johanna Thompson, area coroner for Norfolk, advised that her determination regarding the cause of death had to be “on the balance of probabilities”.

"In that regard I accept pathologist Dr Virginia Sams' revised opinion," she said.

“Dr Sams gave........

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