Sylvester Oromoni died due to doctor, parental negligence, court rules

The coroner Magistrate has attributed the death of a 12-year-old student of Dowen College, Lekki, Sylvester Junior Oromoni, to his parent and doctor’s negligence two years after the commencement of the Coroner Inquest.

Magistrate Mikhail Kadri sitting in Ogba while delivering judgement on his report on the inquest, said that Oromoni died as a result of failed treatment for his enlarged liver.

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The 12-year-old student of Down College died on November 30, 2021.

Initially, his death was attributed to bullying and an alleged poisonous substance he was forced to drink in the school.

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He was said to have mentioned that he was beaten up by five senior students of Dowen College whose names were Favour Benjamin, 16, Edward Begue (16), Ansel Temile (14) Kenneth Inyang and Micheal Kashamu, 16, son of late Senator, Buruji Kashamu, before he died.

But on January 5, 2022, the Lagos State Government exonerated the five students and five employees of Dowen College, Lekki, Lagos, who were accused of the death of Sylvester Oromoni.

However, Magistrates Kadiri said, “Based on the foregoing it is clear that the deceased health deteriorated in doctors (PW 3) care.

The coroner Magistrate held that PW 3 did not take proper care of the deceased, completely abandoned the deceased for a period of more than 32 hours.

“The deceased’s death was an avoidable one but for the negligence of the parents and PW 3, they did not take him to the hospital until the day he died on November 30, 2021.

“The deceased went through an avoidable and excruciating pain and made to suffer needlessly.”