Boy (2) settles case over alleged failure to identify heart abnormality with €1m interim payment

A two-year-old boy who is now on “borrowed time” after a serious heart abnormality was allegedly not detected in a hospital ultrasound scan before he was born has settled a High Court action against the HSE . Ollie Roche was six weeks old when he was diagnosed with complex congenital heart disease and his parents thought he could have life-saving surgery. Within 24 hours, however, they were told that it was too late for surgery and palliative care should be considered.