Coroner’s verdict: Parents, doctor’s negligence caused Sylvester Oromoni’s death

About 29 months after his demise, the Coroner Inquest sitting in Ogba Magistrate Court, Lagos examining the death of a 12-year-old student of Dowen College, Lekki, Sylvester Junior Oromoni, has attributed his death to the negligence of his parents and doctor.
Oromoni died on November 30, 2021, sparking a national uproar.
The Coroner Magistrate, Mikhail Kadiri, held that Oromoni died as a result of failed treatment for his enlarged liver.
His death was generally attributed to bully and an alleged poisonous substance he was forced to drink in the school.
He was said to have mentioned that he was beaten up by five senior students of Dowen College – Favour Benjamin, 16, Edward Begue (16), Ansel Temile (14) Kenneth Inyang and Micheal Kashamu, 16, son of late Senator, Buruji Kashamu, before he (Sylvester) died.
On January 5, 2022, the Lagos State Government exonerated the five students and five employees of Dowen College, Lekki, Lagos, who were accused of the death of Sylvester.
Kadiri said: “Based on the foregoing, it is clear that the deceased health deteriorated in (parents) PW 3’s care.
“PW 3 did not take proper care of the deceased, PW 3 completely abandoned the deceased for a period of more than 32 hours.
“The deceased’s death was an avoidable one but for the negligence of the parents and PW 3, they didn’t take him to the hospital until the day he died on November 30, 2021.
“The deceased went through an avoidable and excruciating pain and made to suffer needlessly”.