Baby found lying on cold wet sheets at understaffed Welsh hospital NICU before death

Four-week-old Lakshith Guptha Nalla died at University Hospital of Wales after coroner found 'wholly inadequate' care and 'persistent and gross understaffing' University Hospital of Wales in Heath, Cardiff (Image: WalesOnline/Rob Browne)

A four-week-old baby, severely malnourished and dehydrated, was left for hours on cold, damp sheets in an understaffed neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) before tragically passing away, an inquest has revealed.

Lakshith Guptha Nalla's life was cut short at the University Hospital of Wales in the wee hours of 11 May, 2024. The Pontypridd Coroners' Court heard heart-wrenching testimonies of how his parents' lives have been irrevocably altered since that fateful day.

Coroner Rachel Knight shed light on a string of medical oversights leading up t