The husband of Savita Halappanavar has received abusive letters telling him to go home but has insisted that Irish people have mostly been very kind and supportive to him.

Praveen Halappanavar has confirmed he is taking legal action against the Health Service Executive (HSE) for medical negligence in the death of his wife.

In an interview broadcast on RTÉ radio this morning Mr. Halappanavar has called the HSE report into his 31-year-old wife's death 'a complete white-wash'.

He said he is very focused and determined to get to the bottom of what happened to her and will take his case to the European Court of Human Rights if he cannot get a public inquiry here.

He insists the HSE report produced into her death has not answered his question about why she died.

In a meeting with Health Minister James Reilly next week Mr. Halappanavar will express his concerns that no-one has been held responsible for his wife's death and will demand a public inquiry be held.

Speaking about the proposed government abortion legislation that passed committee stage in the Dáil last night he said he is not a pro-choice representative and is not following political events.

The widower says he is just starting to realise that Savita is not with him and insists he must get to the bottom of what happened to his young partner.

He has paid tribute to her strong religious faith but says that though he prays, he has not found an answer that can help him understand why his wife died.

Grounds for medical negligence

The Irish Times claims there are multiple grounds for his medical negligence case including, 'failing to treat, failing to diagnose, failing to chart, failing to do tests, failing to follow up blood tests, failures at every level.'

The hospital and the HSE have both apologised for the events surrounding Savita's death. They have not publicly accepted liability.

Irish Times reporter Kitty Holland originally broke the story. She spoke to Breakfast here on Newstalk earlier about developments in the case.