Mrs Crichton told the court: ‘Sophie was bright, healthy and had no health issues prior to September 23 when she complained of pains in her chest.’
Mrs Crichton said that around a year earlier she had accompanied her daughter to her GP, Dill House Surgery, where Dr PK Joseph had prescribed the contraceptive pill, microgynon, to Sophie.
Mrs Crichton said: ‘By October her symptoms were getting worse.
‘She described shortness of breath and said it was like breathing through a straw.
‘We used to enjoy doing fitness DVDs together but she couldn’t manage it and though she was going to school she had stopped her dancing classes.’
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