The spanish surgeon who performed liposuction operation that led to the death of former first lady, mrs stella obasanjo,has been jailed for one year for involuntary homicide by a tribunal in Maluga, Spain. The tribunal has also suspended the doctor identified simply as AMM from pratising medicine for three years,stating that he lacked a serious committment and carefulness required by his profession.
The dootor and his insurers were equally told to indemnify the son of the deceased to the tune of £120,000. He has been banned from exercising his profession for five years.
Stella obasanjo,59, was recovering from a routine liposuction at the molding clinic in the posh resort of Marbella, when her condition detoriorated suddenly a few days later.
She fell unconsious and the doctors could not revive her. At the trial, the doctor has denied responsibiliy stating that the operation was carried out perfectly and that the age of the patient,who suffered from hypertension and mild asthma,posed no danger to the exercise.
On the other hand, one of the doctors who attended to the patient said while being moved to another clinic, he discovered that the woman became unconsious,had no pulse and at this moment the accused and he tried to revive her and "I observed a blinking".
Stella was born in November 23, 1945. Born stella Abebe,she met her husband when he was a military officer.
She became famous not only being the first lady but also for being a political activist in her own right,she also established an NGO,child care trust to take care of the underprivileged,the motherless and physically and mentallz retarded children,with a focus on girls.
She died weeks to her 60th birthday,after experiencing complications in a routine cosmetic surgary.