Amrita Chopra said the death of their son had put a huge strain on the couple [Family handout]

A hospital trust has apologised to the parents of a three-year-old boy who died from severe bleeding after his artery was pierced by a trainee doctor during a routine procedure.

Aarav Chopra, from Wolverhampton, died during a biopsy at Birmingham Children’s Hospital in 2023, after his body had rejected an earlier liver transplant.

A spokesperson for the NHS trust running the hospital said they had not met standards expected of them and changes were made to improve care in the future.

“The strain it’s put on us as a family has killed us,” his mother Amrita Chopra said.

“Because we took Aarav to a really good place, like he was in the best place for his care, and then they’ve basically killed him and that’s how we see it.

“It’s heartbreaking but we definitely don’t want other families to go through what we have been through.”

A biopsy is when a small sample of skin, tissue or cells is taken from a patient’s body for routine testing.

Aarav suffered a cardiac arrest triggered by a build-up of blood in his chest and neglect contributed to his death, a coroner concluded.

A young boy sits in front of a mound of Christmas presents in front of a Christmas tree. He has curly brown hair and wears a red Christmas jumper with a tree pattern on it. He has cream trousers on.

Aarav Chopra died during a routine test in hospital [Family handout]

His father Kishore Chopra said: “Aarav was the most adorable little boy and, despite everything he went through with his transplant, was always smiling and happy.

“He brought sunshine to our lives and the world is a much darker place without him.”