A Nigerian-born German doctor, Daniel Ubani, has been accused of killing two patients in one day in the United Kingdom.

The deaths may have been three but for the lucky escape of 59-year-old Sandra Banks, who said she was left in agony for two hours after Ubani treated her for an inflammatory problem normally dealt with by a painkiller. She said Ubani gave her a weak dose of a diuretic instead, which lowers blood pressure.

The UK Daily Mail newspaper reports that Ubani, who has been a GP in Germany for 22 years, killed 70-year-old kidney patient David Gray on February 16, 2008 by injecting him with 10 times the maximum recommended dose of morphine.

Also, the newspaper said it learnt that, hours later, an 86-year-old woman died of a heart attack after being given medication by the Nigerian-born doctor.

Ubani was working his first-ever shift in Britain as a locum after travelling from Germany to improve his "earning capabilities."

The report said Ubani arrived at his hotel at 4a.m. that day, had three hours sleep and started work at 8a.m.

According to the newspaper, on his first day at work work, Ubani was called to the Cambridgeshire village of Manea where Gray, a former senior technical manager with British Aerospace, was suffering from acute kidney pain. Instead of administering the painkiller pethidine, Ubani injected him with the massive overdose of morphine after confusing the two drugs, owing to tiredness.
Gray was initially thought to be sleeping but was pronounced dead within three hours.

Toxicology tests suggested he could have died within 10 minutes of the injection. The paper said an inquest was yet to be held.

Ubani, who specialises in cosmetic surgery and anti-ageing medicine, has since admitted that he administered the overdose of morphine because "he could not understand the patient."

In the aftermath of the tragedy, the paper reports, Gray's devastated family learned from police that officers had investigated the death of a second patient Iris Edwards, after Ubani was called to a care home in Ely the same day.

The paper, which also published an apology letter from Ubani to Gray's family, said the 86-year-old woman reportedly died two hours after the doctor treated her.

Police investigated both cases and handed files to the UK Crown Prosecution Service, which recommended a manslaughter charge over the death of Gray but decided against further action over the second death.

In March, the CPS issued a European Arrest Warrant to bring Ubani back to the UK to charge him with manslaughter. But two weeks later, British prosecutors were told legal action against the doctor had been started in Germany.

The paper said Ubani had already admitted to Gray's manslaughter before a German court and received a suspended sentence, meaning he cannot be tried again under the double jeopardy rule.

The Daily Mail said the two deaths had exposed glaring flaws in the UK's out-of-hours care system, which relies on foreign doctors commuting into Britain to earn £150 an hour on evenings, weekends and bank holidays.

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I came across this artice and I cant believe how stupid it is. Why cant the article say "Doctor Accused Of Killing Two~~" Stating his nationality is just plain ridiculous.

@SeanT21,

SeanT21:

I came across this artice and I cant believe how stupid it is. Why cant the article say "Doctor Accused Of Killing Two~~" Stating his nationality is just plain ridiculous.

I'm surprised it is the guy's nationality that caught your attention. I think we are getting overly sensitive when we shouldn't be. If anything at all, the article concluded by laying blame at the UK health system, not Nigeria.

TRUE but it is still not necessary.

SeanT21:

I came across this artice and I cant believe how stupid it is. Why cant the article say "Doctor Accused Of Killing Two~~" Stating his nationality is just plain ridiculous.

Well the article is from a Nigerian source so maybe you should direct your anguish at them.

For further note, most articles from the Nigerian press about a person abroad involved in a scandal who just happens to be Nigerian will state that they are Nigerian otherwise the story would not have an interest in the Nigerian media.

@AngieFan,

AngieFan:

Well the article is from a Nigerian source so maybe you should direct your anguish at them.

For further note, most articles from the Nigerian press about a person abroad involved in a scandal who just happens to be Nigerian will state that they are Nigerian otherwise the story would not have an interest in the Nigerian media.

Great point.