Warwick Davis suing hospital who treated wife Samantha before her death aged 53 for 'medical negligence'

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WARWICK Davis is suing a hospital for “medical negligence” following the death of his wife Samantha, an inquest heard.

The Harry Potter star announced his lifelong partner's death in March last year as he paid tribute to his “favourite human”.

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Samantha passed away in April last year[/caption]
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The campaigner shared two children with Warwick[/caption]

An inquest into the 53-year-old’s death heard Samantha was treated at University College London Hospital for a spinal condition before she died.

A full hearing will examine whether this treatment contributed to her death.

Warwick, 54, is working with law firm Irwin Mitchell and specialist medical negligence solicitor Madeline Nugent, Mail Online reports.

Samantha was diagnosed with achondroplasia – a bone growth disorder that causes dwarfism – as a child.

She fell extremely ill with sepsis in 2019 which led to her receiving treatment in intensive care.

Samantha – founder of dwarfism charity Little People UK – met Warwick in 1988 on the set of Disneyfilm Willow.

The couple married three years later and had two children together, Annabelle, 27, Harrison, 21.

Son Lloyd tragically died at just nine days old in 1991 as his lungs were too small to support normal function.

The couple also lost another son, George, when Samantha was 19 weeks pregnant.

Alongside her charity work, Samantha was also an actor and appeared alongside her husband in the final Harry Potter film in 2010.

Paying tribute, Warwick described wife “Sammy” as his “most trusted confidante and an ardent supporter of everything I did in my career”.

He also said her mobility had become impaired after she contracted sepsis, but she remained “determined it would not impact her quality of life”.

The Tenable host added: “She was passionate about helping people, without judgement.

“She had time for everyone and a genuine listening ear.”

While the couple’s children said Samantha’s “love and happiness carried us through our whole lives”.

Warwick played both Professor Flitwick and the goblin Griphook in all eight films in the Harry Potter franchise.

He also played the role of several characters in the Star Wars film series and appeared on series three of An Idiot Abroad.

The couple married in 1991
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Annabelle and Harrison have both followed their parents into the world of acting[/caption]

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