Father and son indicted for assaulting FMC doctor
A 56-year-old man, Ayodele Falomo, and his son, Ayoola Falomo, 23, were arraigned on Wednesday at a high court in Abeokuta, Ogun state, for allegedly assaulting a doctor and a nurse at the Federal Medical Center. , Idi-Aba.
The incident was determined to have occurred in the hospital's emergency department on Tuesday shortly after the death of the 53-year-old patient, who was the wife and mother of the suspects respectively.< /p>
The father and son were later arrested following the incident.
The defendants were arraigned on two counts of conspiracy and assault.
The defendants, however, pleaded not guilty to the charges.
Prosecution attorney Olaide Rawlings had testified in court that the defendants committed the offense at the Abeokuta FMC.
Rawlings testified that the defendants conspired with each other to assault a certain Dr. Pelumi Somorin by slapping her on the right and left cheek in the line of duty.
According to her, the defendants attacked Somorin, accusing him of having caused the death of their wife and mother.
The offence, he said, contravened the provisions of Sections 516 and 355 of the Ogun State Penal Code Acts 2006.
In his plea, the father informed the court that he had written a letter of apology to the leadership of the FMC and the Nigeria Medical Association (NMA), Ogun Chapter.
The Magistrate, I.O. Abudu, admitted that the defendants were given bail of N200,000 each with bail each, who must be registered slaves with the Ogun State Judiciary.
She adjourned the case to February 16, 2023, for a report of settlement or trial.
A 56-year-old man, Ayodele Falomo, and his son, Ayoola Falomo, 23, were arraigned on Wednesday at a high court in Abeokuta, Ogun state, for allegedly assaulting a doctor and a nurse at the Federal Medical Center. , Idi-Aba.
The incident was determined to have occurred in the hospital's emergency department on Tuesday shortly after the death of the 53-year-old patient, who was the wife and mother of the suspects respectively.< /p>
The father and son were later arrested following the incident.
The defendants were arraigned on two counts of conspiracy and assault.
The defendants, however, pleaded not guilty to the charges.
Prosecution attorney Olaide Rawlings had testified in court that the defendants committed the offense at the Abeokuta FMC.
Rawlings testified that the defendants conspired with each other to assault a certain Dr. Pelumi Somorin by slapping her on the right and left cheek in the line of duty.
According to her, the defendants attacked Somorin, accusing him of having caused the death of their wife and mother.
The offence, he said, contravened the provisions of Sections 516 and 355 of the Ogun State Penal Code Acts 2006.
In his plea, the father informed the court that he had written a letter of apology to the leadership of the FMC and the Nigeria Medical Association (NMA), Ogun Chapter.
The Magistrate, I.O. Abudu, admitted that the defendants were given bail of N200,000 each with bail each, who must be registered slaves with the Ogun State Judiciary.
She adjourned the case to February 16, 2023, for a report of settlement or trial.
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