The Ministry for Health said this afternoon that it has initiated an independent inquiry on the events surrounding an incident of mistaken identity at the mortuary at Mater Dei Hospital.
The Ministry said in a statement that it was informed yesterday via an internal process that the body of a premature baby was improperly released for burial from the mortuary at Mater Dei.
The employee involved in this incident has been suspended pending the result of the inquiry and the conclusion of disciplinary proceedings.