A WIDOWER has said he will not give up his fight for justice until someone his held accountable for the deaths of his "soulmate and son".

Since the death of his wife Nittaya and newborn baby Chester at FGH in July, 2008, Carl Hendrickson has fought for the truth of serious failings at the hospital's maternity ward and a subsequent cover-up to be exposed.

And though he said he now felt "vindicated" in light of the damning Kirkup report, he vowed not to stop until heads had rolled.

Speaking at Grange-over-Sands on Tuesday after the publication of the damning report, Mr Hendrickson told the Gazette: "It's such a relief. We feel vindicated but now we will just wait and see what happens next. If nothing happens after this it will have been a waste of time.

"Until someone is held accountable none of the families would stop."

The former Ulverston man's 35-year-old wife Nittaya suffered an amniotic fluid embolism. It is when amniotic fluid, foetal cells, hair or other debris enters mother’s blood stream and triggers an allergic reaction.

An inquest into their deaths heard Chester, who was delivered by caesarean section, was without oxygen at birth which led to severe brain damage.

Now living in Preston, the 48-year-old said his fight was not about "vengeance but about justice".

"The families have pretty much lived and breathed this so nothing new really jumped out," he said. "Bill Kirkup has done his job and now it's down to the trust.

"For me, the cover-up will be ongoing until staff are held to account."

He added that there were missing medical records in the case of his wife and baby and if staff held their hands up, he could move on.

"If someone came to me and said: 'I'm really sorry I threw the CTG away' and: 'I know what happened' that would be the end of it - as long as they accept responsibility," added Mr Hendrickson.

What had been distressing for the now father-of-one, was that up until Tuesday afternoon, there had been no official apology from UHMBT.

"You don't get to pick and choose your disasters," he added. "The families have campaigned together in the spirit of improvement and what we want is positive change.

"I'm glad the truth about what happened to my soulmate and son is in black and white and in print.

"I'm just wondering how the 'musketeers' are feeling."

Last week Mr Hendrickson took his 12-year-old son Conrad to Whitehall to meet Jeremy Hunt who apologised to him face-to-face.

"It meant a lot to me and it means when he's older he can look back at that."