‘The fact her last word was Papa haunts me every second, every day’ – Parents of 4-year-old Ahana Singh seek answers after Strep A death

Little girl died just hours after returning home from hospital – two weeks before her fifth birthday and two months after arriving in Ireland

Nalini and Varun Singh at their daughter Ahana’s grave in Glasnevin Cemetery, Dublin. Picture by Gerry Mooney

Rodney Edwards

“Papa,” four-year-old Ahana Singh whispered, barely able to speak. Her father Varun placed her head on his shoulder, the side of his face pressed against hers.

“What’s wrong?’ he asked, rubbing her back. “What’s wrong, Ahana?” But her body was limp and she was fading away.