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THE parents of a four-year-old boy who died in April while under medical care at the Eric Williams Medical Sciences Complex (EWMSC), Mt Hope, have issued formal notice of their intention to sue the hospital and medical staff for alleged medical negligence.

Ayden Clement, born December 13, 2020, was admitted to EWMSC on March 26, 2025, with leg pain and swollen knees. He died three weeks later, on April 17, during a medical procedure involving general anesthesia for an MRI scan. His parents, Ishwar Clement and Abena Femi Simmons-Clement, claim their son’s death was preventable and caused by serious medical errors.

Their lawyers, Johanna Richards, Chinele Ramrattan, and Kiel Taklalsingh, have outlined several alleged failures in care. According to the preaction letter, Ayden was sedated for a second MRI without his mother present, and no informed consent was documented. Shortly after being sedated and intubated, Ayden allegedly suffered a dangerous drop in blood pressure and died despite 55 minutes of attempted resuscitation. A post-mortem later found “copious blood” in his airway, suggesting trauma during the intubation process.