A Connecticut judge awarded nearly $32 million to grieving parents after their premature baby died when a hospital fed him cow-based formula without their consent.

Anika Hunte and Dane Peterson were awarded $31.9 million after the court ruled Thursday that Yale New Haven Hospital failed to obtain their permission before giving their newborn son the dairy-based products, which led to his tragic death in April 2018, WFSB reported.

The judge determined the formula caused the roughly one-pound premature baby to develop necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC), a life-threatening gastrointestinal disease that primarily impacts newborns.

The judge determined the formula caused the roughly one-pound premature baby to develop necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC), a life-threatening gastrointestinal disease.

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