Nigerian author accuses hospital of stalling review into her son's death

"I long for, at least, peace to mourn, but Euracare Hospital has robbed me even of that."In her letter, Adichie said that the hospital noted her son's death was from bacterial meningitis, to which she responded: "There was no medical evidence to make such a claim on his death certificate."Adiche and her family have accused Euracare of negligence, saying medics denied Nkanu oxygen and gave him too much sedation, causing a cardiac arrest.The hospital has expressed its "deepest sympathies" over the death but denied wrongdoing, saying its care had been in line with international standards.In the letter, she accuses the hospital of providing incomplete medical records, which she described as "strikingly unprofessional", adding that "one was inaccurate".According to submissions made to the court by Adichie's legal team, Nkanu had initially been admitted to Atlantis Hospital in Lagos with what was described as a worsening but mild illness.Plans had been made to transfer him to the United States for further treatment at Baltimore's Johns Hopkins Hospital, before the toddler was referred to Euracare for a pre-flight inspection, including an MRI and a spinal tap, or lumbar puncture. Nkanu died on 7 January after undergoing the various diagnostic tests at Euracare Hospital.