A YOUNG mum died of multiple organ failure and sepsis after she was given the wrong antibiotics three times, a coroner has ruled. “Loving and caring” Aleisha Rochester, 33, died two weeks after undergoing a routine procedure to remove an abscess from her left armpit. She was prescribed antibiotics, but not ones that could tackle the bacteria causing her infection. Staff at Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals also didn’t follow the NHS trust’s own guidelines on administering antibiotics, assistant coroner Sian Reeves said. Advertisement“Despite a maximal antibiotics regime, intubation, ventilation and intensive medical support, Ms Rochester continued to deteriorate,” the coroner said.

Source: The Times March 11, 2026 12:06 UTC