The Coroner’s Inquest sitting in Ogba Magistrate Court on Monday ruled that Sylvester Oromoni Jnr, a 12-year-old student of Dowen College, Lekki, Lagos, died due to his parents’ and doctor’s negligence.
Oromoni died on November 30, 2021.
His parents alleged that he was bullied by some students and forced to drink a poisonous substance.
They also claimed he 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.
However, on January 5, 2022, the Lagos State Government exonerated the five students and also five employees of the school who were accused of the student’s death.
However, Coroner Magistrate, Mikhail Kadiri, held that Oromoni died as a result of failed treatment for his enlarged liver.
Dowen College pupil Sylvester Oromoni finally buried two years after death
Kadiri said, “Based on the foregoing it is clear that the deceased 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 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 didn’t 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.”
