Football tournament in memory of Northampton man's death
Luke Abrahams' family want a halt in delays for an inquest
The brother of a Northampton man who died from sepsis says his family continue their calls for an inquest to be held soon.
20 year old Luke Abrahams passed away after contracting a bacterial infection and the flesh-eating disease necrotising fasciitis in 2023.
Questions to answer?
An inquest isn't expected now until 2026, having originally been planned for May this year. Family members say the wait prolongs their anger over the situation.
Northamptonshire's ICB say an investigation to explore lessons learned was held in 2023, with an apology made for aspects of his care that fell below NHS standards.
Jake Abrahams wants answers over the care brother Luke received. He feels if there is blame to apportion, it should be done sooner rather than later.
"It's the process which seems at fault, because if you're telling me that someone can pass away from what seemed to be a cold in a matter of just a week then I'd say that just doesn't make sense.
"They're must have been somewhere in the process where they mis-read things, or medics mis-communicated with each other. I think it'd just be easier if they just took the blame."
We've approached West Northants Coroners Court for comment on the inquest delays.
Memorial tournament for Luke
He went on to tells us about a memorial football tournament they've set up which returns at Roade Football Club on June 28th, and how it'll help raise money, awareness and keep Luke's memory alive:
"It's raising funding for the Lee Spark NF Foundation and the UK Sepsis Trust, which were two things which attributed to his passing.
"We want to build as much awareness and funding as we can, and make this bigger and bigger.
"In the last two years we've amassed around £7,000.
"Genuinely we want to see as many people there as possible to keep his legacy alive."