Verdict expected on boy's hospital death

Tony Clowes was put under under general anaesthetic

An inquest jury is expected to return its verdict on the death of a nine-year-old boy during a routine operation on Monday.

Tony Clowes died nearly two years ago at the Broomfield Hospital in Chelmsford.

A breathing tube became blocked and he was starved of oxygen.

The inquest began in Chelmsford last Tuesday.

Last week consultant anaesthetist and medical-legal expert Dr David Scott said surgeons caring for Tony, of Dagenham, Essex, had made an understandable mistake not "disregarded their duties".