Glamtush
No Result
View All Result
  • Home
  • News
    • Education
    • Health
    • Metro/Crime
    • Nigeria News
    • Photo News
    • World News
  • Politics
  • Business & Brands
  • Entertainment
    • Celebrities
    • Movies
    • Music
    • Telemundo
  • Sports
  • Fashion
    • Accessories
    • Celeb Style
    • Designers
    • Lookbook
    • Style Crush
    • Trends
    • Who Wore It Better
  • Features
    • Dear Angie
    • Interviews
    • Opinions
  • Beauty
    • Hair
    • Skin
    • Nails
  • Lifestyle
    • Career
    • Food & Drinks
    • Fitness
    • Travels
    • Events
    • Weddings
  • Relationship
  • Telenovelas
    • Celebs Lifestyle
    • Series
    • Series Update
    • Teasers
      • Star Life
      • Telemundo
      • Zee World
  • Home
  • News
    • Education
    • Health
    • Metro/Crime
    • Nigeria News
    • Photo News
    • World News
  • Politics
  • Business & Brands
  • Entertainment
    • Celebrities
    • Movies
    • Music
    • Telemundo
  • Sports
  • Fashion
    • Accessories
    • Celeb Style
    • Designers
    • Lookbook
    • Style Crush
    • Trends
    • Who Wore It Better
  • Features
    • Dear Angie
    • Interviews
    • Opinions
  • Beauty
    • Hair
    • Skin
    • Nails
  • Lifestyle
    • Career
    • Food & Drinks
    • Fitness
    • Travels
    • Events
    • Weddings
  • Relationship
  • Telenovelas
    • Celebs Lifestyle
    • Series
    • Series Update
    • Teasers
      • Star Life
      • Telemundo
      • Zee World
No Result
View All Result
Glamtush
No Result
View All Result
Home News

Court Sentences Medical Doctor Over Negligence In Lagos

byGLAMTUSH
January 22, 2023
in News, Nigeria News
Reading Time: 2 mins read
Lagos
Share on FacebookShare on TwitterShare on PinterestShare on WhatsappShare on LinkedinShare on Telegram

Court has sentences a medical doctor over negligence in Lagos.

 

Glamtush reports that a Lagos State High Court has sentenced the Medical Director of Excel Medical Centre Dolphin Estate, Dr. Ejike Ferdinand Orji, to one year imprisonment for negligence and endangering the life of a 16-year-old patient.

READ ALSO

CASON Celebrates 10 Years Of Professionalising Church Administration

Reps Observe Moment Of Silence For Late Singer Mohbad, Vow To Monitor Probe

This online platform understands that Justice Adedayo Akintoye found the doctor guilty on 4 of the six counts for which he was charged.

In the charge filed by the State Government, Dr Orji was initially arraigned alongside his wife, Dr Ifeayinwa Grace Orji.

The defendants had, in July 2018, at their medical centre, acted in a negligent and reckless manner when they fixed a Plaster of Paris cast too tightly on the left leg of a minor, which caused him grievous harm.

The minor, a young Nigerian aspiring to play basketball in the United States of America, USA, had his career cut short by the incident which occurred when he came to Nigeria for a holiday.

In her judgment, the Judge discharged and acquitted Dr Mrs Orji following the State Director of Public Prosecution’s application which discontinued the case against her.

The Judge held, “It is my opinion that the defendant committed a breach of duty as a medical practitioner when he willfully refused to remove the fiberglass cast on the patient’s left leg despite complaint of severe pains that resulted in a compartment syndrome.”

READ ALSO  Dangote Refinery: Dangote Arrived In Lagos With Nothing 45 Years Ago - Sanwo-Olu

The court held that the doctor applied a Plaster of Paris, POP, cast on the patient’s leg without carrying out an x-ray to identify the level of injury and using a none medical staff.

Justice Akintoye further said that Orji did not obtain the consent of the patient’s mother, who was present in the hospital at the time the POP was done.

“The prosecution has been able to establish essential ingredients of the offences of breach of duty and proved their case beyond a reasonable doubt. I find that the prosecution has established essential ingredient in courts 2, 3, 4, and 6,” it held.

The defendant’s lawyer, Ajibola Ariba, had in his plea of allocutus, urged the court to temper justice with mercy, noting that the defendant is a first offender who has never been convicted for any crime before and pleaded with the court to consider the option of a fine as the defendant that was born in 1958, was advanced in age.

After his plea, Justice Akintoye held, “I have listened to the plea for leniency on behalf of the defendant. Therefore, the defendant, Dr Ejike Ferdinand, is hereby convicted and sentenced to one-year imprisonment each, on count two, three, four, and six.”

 

Related

Related Posts

CASON
News

CASON Celebrates 10 Years Of Professionalising Church Administration

September 26, 2023
Mohbad
News

Reps Observe Moment Of Silence For Late Singer Mohbad, Vow To Monitor Probe

September 26, 2023
Agoro
News

Sanwo-Olu Appoints Agoro As New Lagos Head Of Service

September 23, 2023
Mohbad
News

Mohbad’s Body In Mortuary – Says Police

September 22, 2023
Olusegun Obasanjo
News

Olusegun Obasanjo Greatest Impostor Of All Time – Taiwo

September 22, 2023
Nasdaq Closing Bell
News

Tinubu Not The First African President To Ring Nasdaq Closing Bell

September 22, 2023
Next Post
Alleged Defamation

Abiola’s Widow Seeks N100bn Damages From IGP Over Alleged Defamation

Zenith Beta Life

Fidelity Bank

E-Magazine Covers

GTCO Fashion Weekend
Lace Styles
Wema Bank

Wema Bank, Selar Partner To Empower Africa’s Creator Economy With A Webinar On “The Digital Economy And The Future Of Work” 

September 27, 2023
YouTube

YouTube Announces New Generative AI Products For Creative Expression 

September 26, 2023
CASON

CASON Celebrates 10 Years Of Professionalising Church Administration

September 26, 2023
Mali

Primate Ayodele’s Prophecy Fulfilled As Mali Junta Postpones Presidential Election

September 26, 2023
Mohbad

Reps Observe Moment Of Silence For Late Singer Mohbad, Vow To Monitor Probe

September 26, 2023
Union Bank

Union Bank Unveils Annual CSI Report: Driving Inclusive Growth, Impacting Lives, Enabling Success

September 26, 2023
Suara Is Dead

Veteran Actor Suara Is Dead

September 26, 2023
Agoro

Sanwo-Olu Appoints Agoro As New Lagos Head Of Service

September 23, 2023
Mohbad

Mohbad’s Body In Mortuary – Says Police

September 22, 2023
Olusegun Obasanjo

Olusegun Obasanjo Greatest Impostor Of All Time – Taiwo

September 22, 2023

Glamtush is a fashion, beauty and lifestyle online magazine. We bring to you latest trends in fashion, beauty and lifestyle as well as those making the fashion world interesting and adorable.

  • About Us
  • Advertise
  • Terms And Conditions
  • Write for Us

© 2022 Glamtush

No Result
View All Result
  • Home
  • News
    • Education
    • Health
    • Metro/Crime
    • Nigeria News
    • Photo News
    • World News
  • Politics
  • Business & Brands
  • Entertainment
    • Celebrities
    • Movies
    • Music
    • Telemundo
  • Sports
  • Fashion
    • Accessories
    • Celeb Style
    • Designers
    • Lookbook
    • Style Crush
    • Trends
    • Who Wore It Better
  • Features
    • Dear Angie
    • Interviews
    • Opinions
  • Beauty
    • Hair
    • Skin
    • Nails
  • Lifestyle
    • Career
    • Food & Drinks
    • Fitness
    • Travels
    • Events
    • Weddings
  • Relationship
  • Telenovelas
    • Celebs Lifestyle
    • Series
    • Series Update
    • Teasers
      • Star Life
      • Telemundo
      • Zee World

© 2022 Glamtush