Kings Heath man gets hospital letter telling him he is pregnant

Dec 8 2010 by Catherine Lillington

The mum of two, who works as a cleaner, said Hilton once sent her Ronald McDonald badges anonymously through the post because she has curly red hair.

She said of the pregnancy: “It’s not mine!”

Hilton’s only connection to the hospital came when he had to have his kidney stones removed when he was taken ill while working in the area about 12 years ago.

Debbie, from West Heath, added: “We haven’t a clue how it happened.”

But Hilton reckoned he could take the pain.

“I love children and I think I could cope well with childbirth,” he said.

Emma McKay, senior nurse for women and children’s services at the Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital, said: “We would like to thank Mr Plettell for bringing the letter to our attention and we have contacted him directly to apologise. 

“We will also be taking the opportunity to look at how this obvious mistake occurred and improve our procedures in future.”