There will be no prosecution brought in the case of the death of 17-month-old Lucy Crawford, from Enniskillen who died after being admitted to the Erne Hospital in Enniskillen suffering from gastro-enteritis, according to the Public Prosecution Service.

Police were asked to investigate the death of Lucy, who died in April 2000, as a result of the incorrect administration of fluids to counteract dehydration. Dr Etta Campbell, Northern Ireland's former Chief Medical Officer, said the toddler's death had been 'entirely preventable'.

At her inquest, the Coroner John Leckey ruled there were errors in the treatment given to Lucy and he said this was compounded by poor medical record keeping and confusion among the hospital nursing staff.

An inquiry conducted by Barrister, John O'Hara was launched in December 2004 into Lucy's death and that of Raychel Ferguson, from Derry, and Adam Strain, from Belfast who also died from hyponatraemia. However, the inquiry was suspended in July 2005 after police began an investigation into the deaths of the three children.

Now, a spokesperson for the Public Prosecution Service (PPS) has confirmed they did receive a file from police regarding Lucy's death, but due to lack of evidence he explained the PPS had decided not to make a prosecution in this case.

The spokesperson added that a decision was pending in the case of Raychel Ferguson, and they had not received any correspondence from police yet regarding Adam Strain.