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Doctor Jailed For Obasanjo's Death by comechop(m): 3:48am On Sep 22, 2009
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/8268057.stm

For those too lazy to read,

A Spanish doctor has been sentenced to a year in prison, for his role in the death of the former first-lady of Nigeria, Stella Obasanjo.
The wife of Olusegun Obasanjo had visited a clinic in Marbella in October 2005 to undergo cosmetic surgery.
She underwent liposuction to reduce the size of her abdomen, but left the operating theatre with fatal injuries.
The judges said the surgeon had shown carelessness and neglect.
Mrs Obasanjo, 59, came to Spain in October 2005, checking in at the Molding Clinic - a discreet and luxury facility, specialising in cosmetic surgery.
The court heard that a tube used for removing fat had been placed by mistake into the patient's abdominal cavity - puncturing her colon and lacerating her liver.
Mrs Obasanjo became seriously ill the following day.
But prosecutors said the surgeon initially failed to answer his mobile phone, and then waited more than four hours before driving the patient in his own car to an intensive care unit, where she died an hour later.
The doctor - identified in court documents only by the initials AM - was sentenced to a year's imprisonment for causing homicide through negligence.
He was disqualified from practising medicine for three years, and ordered to pay $176,000 (£108,000) in compensation to Mrs Obasanjo's son.
The court said simple blood tests or an ultrasound procedure would have detected the internal injuries - which, with more time, could have been treated.

Very interesting,
Re: Doctor Jailed For Obasanjo's Death by AjaraEwuro: 3:52am On Sep 22, 2009
This is a human life- all you could deduce is the interesting bit- it is pathetic and tragic at the same time - may her soul rest in peace.

Or you all will rain insults on her as usual?
Re: Doctor Jailed For Obasanjo's Death by Nobody: 8:08am On Sep 22, 2009
what a shame! It is one of the disadvantages of excess money, assuming the woman is poor, i dwelt if she would have had the money to do cosmetic surgery. May her soul rip as well.
Re: Doctor Jailed For Obasanjo's Death by Toks2008(m): 9:19am On Sep 22, 2009
sadCampaign after election. embarassed
Re: Doctor Jailed For Obasanjo's Death by Nobody: 5:16am On Sep 23, 2009
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