A family have been left heartbroken following the death of their little baby boy who died just days before Christmas.
Mum Sammy Marson and dad Darran Gregory, both 22, have been left seeking answers after nine-month-old Devon Marson-Gregory died on Friday, December 20.
Devon had been brain damaged from birth and was being treated at Nottingham City Hospital and Boston Pilgrim Hospital for ongoing conditions since then.
Last Thursday, Sammy, from Swineshead, near Boston, rang the doctor after noticing Devon's hands and feet had become very cold, Lincolnshire Live reports.
She spoke to a doctor at Pilgrim Hospital where she says Devon was refused a bed despite an 'open bed' care plan being in place on the children's ward. She said she was told to call 111 instead.
Sammy then took Devon to see a doctor at Swineshead Medical Practice at about 5.30pm who advised her to give him Calpol and take him home.
Just a few hours later, at 12.15am, Devon stopped breathing.
Sammy performed CPR and paramedics attended and also gave resuscitation but despite all their efforts, Devon died at Pilgrim Hospital in the early hours of the morning.
Sammy, who also has a two-year-old son called Roman, said: "We could not grieve for Devon because we had police officers in the room with at the hospital.
"Even the police were asking themselves why they were there.
"We are absolutely devastated to lose Devon - we want to remember him as our little fighter.
"We want to know why the care plan was not followed.
The coroner is due to investigate the circumstances surrounding Devon's death.
The GP surgery has declined to comment.
Penny Snowden, divisional head of nursing and midwifery for family health at United Lincolnshire Hospitals Trust, said: “We would like to offer our condolences to Devon’s family.
"We are unable to comment on individual cases, however, we would advise the family to get in touch when they are ready so that we can answer any concerns or questions they may have.”
A spokesman for the Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust said: "It would be inappropriate to comment ahead of the inquest.”
A Go Fund Me appeal has been launched to support the family.
