Health and Disability Commissioner: Boy, 4, dies in hospital from sepsis days after falling from bike

Home / New ZealandUpdatedRic StevensOpen Justice reporter·NZ Herald·12 Oct, 2026 04:00 AM4 mins to read‌Brianna McIlraith from the Open Justice team explains the role of the Health and Disability Commissioner to Jane Yee on Case by Case.A 4-year-old boy who had fallen off his bike died in a hospital emergency department several days later after clinicians failed to quickly recognise he had developed sepsis.The boy died in Wellington Hospital in September 2022. The Health and Disability Commissioner AdvertisementAdvertise with NZME.