Melbourne hospital ‘just ignored’ eight-year-old Amrita Lanka before her death, mother tells inquest

Satya Tarapureddi rang call button at least seven times before child died at Monash children's hospital, coroner hears

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The mother of an eight-year-old Melbourne girl who died less than a day after presenting at Monash children's hospital with stomach pain pressed a call button at least seven time as her daughter's condition deteriorated, an inquest has heard.

Amrita Varshini Lanka died from myocarditis - an inflammation of the heart muscle - on 30 April 2022, 21 hours after arriving at the hospital in Melbourne's south-east.

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