Overview
- Two-year-old Hudson Martin collapsed while playing at his Knowle home on January 8, and emergency teams worked for over an hour before he died that day.
- Hudson was diagnosed with Kawasaki disease at seven months, suffered severe coronary artery changes, and was on lifelong aspirin and blood thinners under specialist cardiology care.
- Specialists had consulted UK and international experts and discussed transplantation, but he was not eligible because his heart muscle function was reported as normal.
- A post-mortem was carried out in Southampton and full results could take up to a year; the cause of death remains unknown, with parents cautioning that clotting or arterial rupture is unconfirmed.
- His parents report earlier diagnostic delays and missed follow-up after an August clinic review, and they have launched a GoFundMe that has raised more than £9,000 while promoting January Kawasaki awareness events.