Former nurse died after being wrongly sent home by Devon hospital Norma Saunders died as a result of a perforated bowel Updated Norma and Terrence Saunders A heartbroken widower says he is finally able to honour his wife's memory after a Devon hospital admitted she died after she was allowed to return home instead of being urgently referred for surgery. Norma Saunders, of Ivybridge, was taken by ambulance to Plymouth's Derriford Hospital after experiencing eight days of abdominal pain during which she had contacted GPs for advice four times. Following an X-ray, the result of which should have been classed as abnormal, she was sent home.