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A grieving mother is demanding justice after her premature son was born alive at the San Fernando General Hospital but died two weeks later without receiving emergency care.

In a pre-action protocol letter to Dr Brian Armour, the CEO of the South West Regional Health Authority, attorney Ted Roopnarine described what he called "inhumane treatment" and "gross negligence" during and after the birth of his client’s son on March 20, at the San Fernando General Hospital.

The mother asked that her name be withheld to avoid reliving the trauma of the incident, which went viral on social media.