Little Hiyaan in pain, told it was a stomach bug, hours before death

The heartbroken family of a five-year-old boy who died after being sent home from Logan Hospital are expected learn the findings of an autopsy exam today.

The heartbroken family of little Hiyaan Kapil is today expected to learn the findings of an autopsy exam conducted on their little boy following his sudden and unexplained death, while the push for answers continues from within Parliament.

Questions surround five-year-old Hiyaan’s death, which came within hours of him being discharged from the Logan Hospital’s emergency department about 10pm on Sunday.

Hiyaan’s parents, Uttam and Anu Kapil are today expecting autopsy results to offer some clarity around the death of their little love, as they undertake the unimaginable task of planning their son’s funeral.

A family friend on Tuesday spoke with The Courier-Mail, detailing the moments leading up to little Hiyaan’s tragic death.

According to Rajbir Gill, who was yesterday by the side of Mr and Mrs Kapil, Hiyaan had been complaining of stomach pains for about the last week.

Twice last week, Mr and Mrs Kapil took Hiyaan to the doctor, where he was sent home with little more than a potential gastro diagnosis and instructions to take Panadol.

Hiyaan Kapil with his parents.

It was on Sunday, however, that Hiyaan’s parents took him to the Logan Hospital following an escalation in their son’s stomach pain.

According to Mr Gill, Hiyaan vomited twice while in the Logan Hospital’s ED, and was then taken for a chest xray to check for signs of pneumonia.

Little Hiyaan – still suffering from extreme pain in his stomach and legs – was given medication for dehydration and a tablet to stop the vomiting before hospital staff sent him home with his mum, said Mr Gill.

Mr Gill says it was his understanding that medical staff told Mrs Kapil her son had some form of stomach bug.

Within a matter of hours, young Hiyaan would pass away while his dad tried desperately to get him medical help.

“He was complaining about his pain in his stomach and his legs, he wasn’t able to talk or walk properly, he was complaining about the pain,” Mr Gill said.

“Around 12am (on Monday) he was complaining he was in more pain and (Mr Kapil) called the ambulance … But within a few minutes he started the car to go to hospital.

“Hiyaan collapsed on the bed (at home) and his lips were going blue, he was unconscious.

“By the time he reached the hospital, there wasn’t any life left. They tried CPR, but we had lost him.”

The five-year-old had complained of pain in his stomach and legs and wasn’t talking or walking properly, according to a family friend.

Mr Gill said Hiyaan – a student at Bethania Lutheran School – had many friends and loved to learn.

He had no known history of prior illnesses and was an otherwise healthy young boy.

“There was nothing,” Mr Gill said.

“Young kids get little infections or things like that but he had no major issues, nothing.”

For now, Mr Gill said the family hope to gain some clarity from the results of an autopsy.

“We want to know what exactly happened,” Mr Gill said on Tuesday.

“We have a big question mark on what happened … We don’t know anything.”

While Health Minister Yvette D’Ath did not comment on Hiyaan’s death in parliament,

Metro South Health (MSH) on Tuesday extended their sympathies to Hiyaan’s parents, family and friends.

Hiyaan Kapil died just two hours after he was discharged from Logan Hospital on Sunday night. Picture: Channel 9

MSH Acting Chief Operating Officer, Noelle Cridland said “our clinicians are dedicated to providing the best possible care to all patients”

Opposition Leader David Crisafulli said there was limited detail about the incident, but said an investigation into the child’s death must result in answers.

“He waited in the emergency room for four hours, he was discharged at 10pm … he died later that night after being driven by his dad back to the hospital,” Mr Crisafulli said.

“I have seen the family asking for answers, they deserve no less – they deserve answers to what went on.

A family friend claims Logan Hospital staff said Hiyaan had a stomach bug. Picture: David Clark

“On behalf of the Opposition and this parliament we say sorry to the Kapil family for their loss.

Mr Crisafulli declared “no parent should go through that”.

Logan Hospital last week reportedly had its second busiest day on record, as the state battled an ambulance ramping crisis blamed on a spate of respiratory illnesses and patients not being able to access GPs.

The hospital, along with Queensland police, will prepare a report for the coroner.