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Medical negligence claim: Family blames hospital for 49-year-old's tragic death

Family alleges negligence: 'They failed to help her'

By Andries van Zyl • 9 October 2025
Medical negligence claim: Family blames hospital for 49-year-old's tragic death

A family plans legal action against Louis Trichardt Memorial Hospital for alleged negligence after Esmé Coetzee died following delayed and inadequate care for internal bleeding. The hospital insists on internal reviews before commenting.

A Louis Trichardt family is threatening legal action against the Limpopo Department of Health and the Louis Trichardt Memorial Hospital for alleged medical negligence, following the death of 49-year-old Esmé Coetzee. The Department, however, says that internal review processes are under way to determine what exactly happened and has cautioned against pre-empting the outcome of these enquiries.

The case is one of trauma turned to tragedy.

At around 16:50 on Thursday, 2 October, Coe...

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