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Brain-Damaged Baby Awarded £2m Compensation

A three-year-old girl from Nottinghamshire who was starved of oxygen at birth and now has the severest form of cerebral palsy, has won £2m compensation at the High Court.

Amy Nunes-Mayo, from Mansfield Road in Farnsfield, was born at Chesterfield Royal Hospital in August 2003. Chesterfield Royal Hospital NHS Foundation Trust admitted her delivery had been negligently mismanaged and has agreed to make annual payments of £250,000 a year to cover the costs of Amy's care over the next nine years

If she lives to see her 12th birthday she will be able to seek further compensation.

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Amy sued the hospital through her mother. Her parents Iona and Neil said: "We remain deeply saddened by what happened to Amy at the time of her birth. It has had a devastating impact upon all our lives. We are relieved that the claim has been settled and that we can now provide for Amy's needs for the future. We hope that other families with children like Amy may benefit from settlements of the sort we have been able to achieve in Amy's case."

In a statement the trust said it "accepted full responsibility for the injuries arising from the circumstances of Amy's birth and has expressed its unreserved apologies to her family.

"The trust would also like to pay tribute to the dedication and devotion of Amy's parents towards her care and welfare."

January 2007

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