An inquest for a teenager who died after spinal surgery at an Oxford hospital will conclude this week.
Oxford Coroner's Court heard that Zak Fairhurst, 18, from Corby, suffered a cardiac arrest after spinal surgery at the John Radcliffe Hospital on February 4, 2022 when the inquest was opened in July that year.
The cause of his death was recorded as cardiac arrest with acute lung injury and 'aspiration pneumonia'.
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The inquest into the teenager's death will conclude over a three-day period this week from Tuesday to Thursday.
A GoFundMe page crowdfunder set up in Zak's memory has so far raised over £10,000.
The page says that he was "a charming and cheeky boy who filled the room with his infectious laughter".
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