Warwick Davis may sue hospital who treated wife Samantha before her death aged 53 for ‘medical negligence’
WARWICK Davis may sue a hospital for “medical negligence” following the death of his wife Samantha.
The Harry Potter star announced his lifelong partner’s death on March 24 last year as he paid tribute to his “favourite human”.
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 and if there was any medical negligence.
Separately, Warwick, 54, is working with law firm Irwin Mitchell and specialist medical negligence solicitor Madeline Nugent, Mail Online reports.
Irwin Mitchell confirmed no legal action has taken place “at this time”.
The inquest was adjourned due to technical difficulties and will take place on a future date “as soon as possible”.
Samantha was diagnosed with achondroplasia – a bone growth disorder that causes dwarfism – as a child.
She fell extremely ill with sepsis in 2019 after having operations on her spine at University College London Hospital.
Warwick said his wife’s mobility had become impaired but she remained “determined it would not impact her quality of life”.
Samantha – founder of dwarfism charity Little People UK – met Warwick in 1988 on the set of Disney film 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”.
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.