Hong Kong student died of natural causes, inquest rules, but family says questions remain over 21-year-old’s treatment
- Jury unanimous in decision that Suki So’s death after sudden and severe heart condition in 2017 was unavoidable
- But her family says hearing failed to address concerns over medical treatment, or tell them why daughter was put in a straight jacket for CAT scan
The death of a university student who experienced a sudden and severe heart condition in Hong Kong nearly five years ago was unavoidable, an inquest jury has held.
The four men and one woman returned a unanimous verdict of death by natural causes at the Coroner’s Court on Monday in the case of Suki So Kit-yan, who died of complications three weeks after falling into a coma on January 4, 2017.
While the panel found the 21-year-old’s death could not have been prevented, despite delays during the medical procedures, her family said the five-day inquiry left many questions unanswered and grievances unheard.
So, an Education University undergraduate studying early childhood education, was admitted to Princess Margaret Hospital in Kwai Chung that morning with shortness of breath, chest pain, heart palpitations and dizziness.
Initially showing no apparent signs of heart disease, her health took a sharp turn for the worse in the evening when she began tossing and turning vigorously and vomiting blood.