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……Parents disagree on whether to bury or preserve corpse By Henry Ojelu
Proceedings commenced Friday into the circumstances surrounding the death of Master Adebola Akin-Bright, the boy with missing intestine who died at Lagos State University Teaching Hospital, LASUTH.
The Coroner Court is presided over by Mrs Bola Folarin-Williams, District Coroner, sitting at Magistrate Court 4, Botanical Gardens, Ebute-Metta.
At today’s proceedings, Mr Ebun-Olu Adegboruwa led Mr Aramide Adeogun and Mr Ezekiel Nnadi, for the father of the deceased, Mr Olumuyiwa Akin-Bright, being the complainant.
Mrs Abiodun Kolawole represented the African Women Lawyers Association while Mr. O.A. Akinde, state counsel from the Ministry of Justice represented the Lagos State Government, as an interested party.
When the case was called, Mr Akinde informed the court that necessary tests and examinations have been conducted on the corpse whereby there is a post-mortem report.
He said the office of the Attorney General is aware of letters from solicitors to the father of the deceased seeking to preserve the corpse while the mother seeks the release of the corpse to her for burial.
He also stated that the state is not against any of the requests, as the court may decide.
In his argument, Adegboruwa informed the Coroner that the complainant would love to call the medical director of Hobitox Medical Centre where the deceased was first admitted and treated, the doctors that treated the deceased in LASUTH and all policemen involved in the investigation, in order to have a proper understanding of what actually happened to the deceased.
At this point, the Coroner stated that she got information that the autopsy report is ready and will soon get to the court, and Adegboruwa applied that it be made available to all the parties in the case.
