‘My husband died of a heart attack just days after our son was born – we phoned 999 three times, waited two hours for an ambulance and were then ignored in hospital… he was failed by the NHS’

A new father died after waiting over two hours for an ambulance and allegedly being left unmonitored in hospital, despite clear signs of a serious heart condition, it has been claimed by his grieving family and friends.

Sunil Rastogi, 40, who had been rushed to Southmead Hospital, in Bristol, by ambulance, reportedly received minimal medical attention before suffering a fatal cardiac arrest in front of his devastated wife and friends.