The Coroner, Magistrate Mikhail Kadiri who made inquiries into the cause of death of the late student of Dowen College, Lagos, Sylvester Oromoni has cleared the school and its students of any wrongdoings.
They returned a verdict that the deceased died a natural death.
In a judgment that lasted over 6 hours which was monitored by Africa Today News, New York, the coroner also held that the death was however avoidable as the negligence of the parents and the medical team also contributed to it.
Magistrate Kadiri 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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The Coroner also gave some recommendations to forestall further incidents of this sad nature. He advised parents not to take their children’s health with levity.
He also called for a synergy between the police and the medical team going forward as well as for the police force to ensure due caution before arrests are made.
He further recommended that the management of Dowen College should ensure proper documentation of entry and exit of students out of the hostel, as well as proper psychological evaluation for the 5 students suspected to have bullied the deceased.
Africa Today News, New York reports that Police authorities in Lagos State had at the time announced that Oromoni, died a natural death and not due to torture or poison as widely believed.
The Commissioner of Police in the state, Hakeem Odumosu revealed that the final results of the post-mortem and toxicology examination conducted in Lagos and Delta indicated the cause of the death was natural.
According to the police commissioner, the police position was the submission of Dr S. Soyemi, the consultant pathologist who led a team of pathologists to carry out the autopsy.