The Coroner’s Inquest convened at the Ogba Magistrate Court, investigating the death of 12-year-old Dowen College student Sylvester Junior Oromoni in Lekki, has concluded that the negligence of his parents and doctor contributed to his d3ath.
The Coroner Magistrate, Mikhail Kadiri, held that Oromoni d!ed as a result of failed treatment for his enlarged liver.
Oromoni died on November 30, 2021.
His d3ath was initially attributed to bullying and an alleged poisonous substance he was forced to drink in the school.
He was reported to have said that he was beaten up by 5 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 d!ed.
However, 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.
Kadiri said, “Based on the foregoing it is clear that the deceased health deteriorated in (parents) 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,” Kadiri said.
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