A Deeside mum whose daughter died when her alarm clock went off has won her five-year battle for a new inquest.
Nurse Lisa Browne suffered from Long QT Syndrome – but it was only discovered after an inquest recorded an open verdict.
Experts could not find a reason why she died in January 1998, but tests by Swedish geneticists later showed she had the electrical abnormality in her heart.
Lisa's sister Rachel was also diagnosed with the defect and had surgery to fit an ICD pacemaker.
Three years ago Rachel was asleep when her son Adam woke up screaming and the sudden noise caused her heart to stop. The ICD kick-started her heart.
Adam was also diagnosed with the disorder, while other members of the family also carry the gene.
Lisa's parents, Doreen and Terence Harley, of Halkyn View, Connah's Quay, said it was in the public interest for a fresh inquest to be called.
Doreen, a regional representative for Cardiac Risk in the Yong (CRY), set up screening sessions in Flintshire for young people. Out of 79 tested, seven had cardiac problems they were not aware of.
Mrs Harley has said: "Neither of us could ever accept that she died for no reason.
"To put everything in place, we need a death certificate showing the new cause of death. It is definitely the case that she had Long QT Syndrome and she died when her alarm clock went off."
At London's High Court on Tuesday, Mrs Justice Hallett and Mr Justice Nelson told coroner Nicholas Rheinberg to hold a new inquest into the death of Lisa a paediatric nurse at the Countess of Chester Hospital.
In written submissions, barrister Keith Morton said 27 year old Mrs Browne was prescribed a drug to counter depression when her Long QT Syndrome was misdiagnosed, and it could have exacerbated her condition.
No new date has been set for the inquest.
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