Legal threat over woman's death

Mrs Pancholi is survived by two sons and her husband

A man has vowed to take legal action following the death of his wife who died in hospital while being treated for an ear infection.

Shakuntala Pancholi, 39, was repeatedly given antibiotics - even though she was allergic to them.

But the inquest into her death ruled she died of natural causes.

Microbiologist Jane Democratis said antibiotic treatment could be continued even if there was an allergic reaction if the benefits outweigh risks.

Solicitor Robert Rose said the family will launch a civil action.

Multi-organ failure

Mr Suresh Pancholi, who has two sons, said: "It has been very tough missing her - ever since the day she passed away it has been very hard.

"She was really looking forward to celebrating her 40th birthday."

Mrs Pancholi, from Leicester, was in hospital for a serious ear infection when she was diagnosed with the superbug infection MRSA.

She was treated with antibiotics, but had an allergic reaction to them, the inquest at Leicester Coroner's Court heard.

A post-mortem examination showed Mrs Pancholi died of multi-organ failure linked to an infection.

A statement from the University Hospitals of Leicester said: "The coroner accepted that this tragic death was not caused by staff at the hospitals.

"Regardless of the verdict, there are lessons that we must learn from this and things we need to make sure do not happen again."