Belgian medic tells court she ‘doesn’t deserve prison’ after drinking before fatal caesarian on Brit

An anaesthetist has admitted to being four times over the drink-drive alcohol limit when she botched a caesarean that caused the death of a British mother, but pleaded: ‘I don’t deserve to go to prison’ on Thursday. Helga Wauters, a 51-year-old long term alcoholic who had been drinking vodka and wine before the procedure, forced … Read more

Belgian medic ‘who drank before fatal caesarian on British mother’ goes on trial for manslaughter

An alcoholic Belgian anaesthetist accused of downing drinks before a fatal caesarian on a British mother has gone on trial in France. Expat Xynthia Hawke, 28, from Somerset, died shortly after giving birth to her baby son Isaac at the Orthez maternity hospital in southwest France, in September 2014. Ms Hawke went into cardiac arrest … Read more