'My dog had a better death than Lisa, who died screaming in pain'

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But the 21-year-old who had cerebral palsy and learning difficulties, died in agony "crying and screaming" after days in pain. Mrs Sharpe said: "You wouldn't leave an animal to suffer like that. My dog had a better death than my daughter."

In 2001, Lisa underwent an operation but her health deteriorated two years later. Doctors admitted her to Basildon hospital. Tests failed to reveal what was wrong with her and she died on 7 February 2004.Her family discovered she had been denied the drug diamorphine for her pain.

The hospital says Lisa died from pneumonia as well as cerebral palsy but Mrs Sharpe says: "When we pressed the doctor on why Lisa was dying he said: 'This is just what happens when they're handicapped.' When I was telling them: 'This isn't right,' why didn't they listen?"