The Lagos State Coroner on Monday delivered its verdict in the case of deceased student of Dowen College, Sylvester Oromoni, saying he died of negligence from his parents and the doctor attending to him.
Magistrate Mikail Kadiri in his verdict on Monday said Oromoni, 12, died of natural cause, but said his death was avoidable.
He said the death of the boy could have been avoidable if not for the negligence of the parents and the medical team who attended to him.
According to him, Oromoni died from sepsis caused by an ankle injury, leading to an infection of the lungs and kidney.
Kadiri added that evidence and the reports of the two experts who performed an autopsy on late Oromoni said he died of severe septicemia (sepsis) as a result of an infection.
The magistrate said he did not believe the version of the family doctor Henry Aghogho’s evidence, saying that based on the preceding, it was clear that the deceased’s health deteriorated in (doctor) PW 3’s care.
“PW 3 did not take proper care of the deceased; PW 3 completely abandoned the deceased for more than 32 hours.
