Mum reliving 'worst moments of my life' to get justice for son cared by Cambridge surgeon
Jack Moate died in November 2015
A mum whose son died after being treated by a suspended Cambridge surgeon is leading a campaign to get the answers she needs.
Jack Moate, 9, died in November 2015 after being operated on by Kuldeep Stohr - an orthopaedic consultant specialising in children at Addenbrooke's Hospital - who's since been suspended.
A review into Ms Stohr's care found hospital bosses missed 32 opportunities to take action, while a separate independent review highlighted how an external clinical review in 2016 raised concerns about Ms Stohr's surgical technique and judgment.
"It's a horrible road to go down, but I know I have to go down this road in order to get justice for Jack," Elizabeth Moate, Jack's mum, said.
"We need to see some actual movement to show they (the hospital's trust) realise what they have done and put changes in, so it never happens again and no other mother sits here and says her child had a fatal outcome in a well-renowned hospital."
In February, a letter from Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (CUH) to Ms Moate said an independent clinical expert who reviewed Jack's care found "there was evidence that fatal physical harm was caused".
His cause of death was recorded at the time as deep vein thrombosis, cerebral palsy alongside epilepsy.
An inquest into Jack's death - which opened a week ago - heard the coroner would revisit these causes.
"Every day, I'm having to relive the worst moments of my life in order to get justice for my son," Elizabeth said.
"I think it's okay that they've done this report but they need to follow through and see what went wrong in all levels of cases and implement big change.
"Although we do have the fatal outcome, there are so many questions around it and until I get some answers to this, I'm never going to be able to move on."
A pre-inquest hearing is due to be held this June.
Elizabeth Maliakal, a solicitor representing Ms Moate, has previously called for a public inquiry into how concerns around Ms Stohr's care for patients were overlooked.
"It is important the relevant clinicians involved in Jack's care in the lead-up to his death are asked to give written and oral evidence at the actual inquest," she said.
CUH formally excluded Ms Stohr from work in February 2025.
In a statement last month, Dr Sue Broster, chief medical officer at CUH, said: "On behalf of the trust, I offer my unreserved apologies for the failings in Jack's care.
"Our thoughts remain with his family, and we are doing everything we can to support them at this extremely difficult time."