Human rights lawyer, Femi Falana, has raised questions over the ruling of Magistrate Mikhail Kadiri, the Coroner who investigated the death of Master Sylvester Oromoni, a 12-year-old student of Dowen College in Lekki, Lagos State.
In his ruling on Monday, the Lagos Coroner exonerated Dowen College, saying the death of the deceased was caused by the negligence of the family doctor.
He also absolved some students of Dowen College named in the incident as he concluded that they played no part in the death of Sylvester, and should not have been involved in the matter.
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Reacting moments after the ruling, Falana says It is curious that the coroner ignored the evidence of the government pathologist that the black substance found in the stomach of the deceased was not subjected to toxicological examination. The allegation was that the deceased was forced to drink a poisonous substance.
Master Sylvester died on 30 November 2021. His death, at the time, was blamed on alleged bullying and poisoning at school, a charge Dowen College rejected.
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