Why didn’t wife and mother get ‘miracle’ stroke treatment, grieving family ask

Hospital staff said procedure could not be done at weekends and gave her aspirin. But help was available just a short drive away

A primary school teaching assistant died from a stroke after hospital staff told her family that the life-saving treatment she needed was not available at weekends.

Jasbir Pahal, 44, who had four children and was known as Jas, died in November last year after suffering a stroke. Her family was told she could only be treated with aspirin because a procedure to remove the blood clot was only available from 8am to 3pm, Monday to Friday.