The mystery is still yet to be unraveled on how Dr/ Mrs Hestianna Idiodi- Thomas a married young doctor lost her life last week Thursday under a very suspicious circumstance right in her home.
The police have also invited her husband for questioning, Hmmmmmmm God knows all sha. Project Alert is however warning all those involved to declare what actually killed her and not tamper with her autopsy, Let Justice be served, this Lady died leaving behind 2 younger children
Read their press statement below from PROJECT ALERT
Project Alert on Violence Against Women is deeply touched
and shocked by the death of a young female doctor, Dr. Mrs. Hestianna
Idiodi-Thomas under very questionable circumstances in her home in Lagos. continue to read after the cut
Dr Thomas, a Consultant Paediatric Surgeon with Lagos
University Teaching Hospital, LUTH, was rushed into LUTH on Thursday October
15th 2015, by her husband, Dr. Babafemi
Thomas, a Consultant Clinical Pathologist and one time Chairman of the Lagos
chapter of the Nigerian Medical Association, NMA. On arrival in LUTH, Dr.
Idiodi-Thomas, a mother of two infant children, was declared dead.
Of particular worry and concern to Project Alert are the
premature comments being attributed to the Medical Women Association, and Dr.
Idiodi-Thomas’s family without an autopsy being done. Comments such as she was
a psychiatric patient; she killed herself; she jumped from their first floor
apartment etc. Such comments are inappropriate, and may be interpreted to mean
that attempts are being made to pre-empt the result of the autopsy when it is
eventually carried out.
We will like to warn that such statements being attributed to the Medical Women Association and/or the NMA could land LUTH in a lot of law suits with regards to them knowing that Dr. Idiodi-Thomas was a ‘’psychiatric patient’’ and was still allowed to treat and operate sick children.
We will like to warn that such statements being attributed to the Medical Women Association and/or the NMA could land LUTH in a lot of law suits with regards to them knowing that Dr. Idiodi-Thomas was a ‘’psychiatric patient’’ and was still allowed to treat and operate sick children.
Project Alert is particularly happy that the Domestic
Violence Response Team of Lagos has stepped into the matter and has called for
expedited and unbiased autopsy on late Dr. Idiodi Thomas, in order to establish
the real cause of her death.
The facts of the matter as made public so far are:
1. The unfortunate
incident occurred at her residence.
2. She was rushed
to the hospital by her husband.
3. Up on till
three days before the incident, colleagues of hers said she was at work.
4. Some parents
whose children she treated and operated upon have commented on her dedication
to work and her cheeriness.
We are therefore calling for a thorough unbiased
investigation into the questionable and violent death of this young female
doctor. We are specifically calling for:
1. The
constitution of AN INDEPENDENT GROUP OF PATHOLOGISTS, IF POSSIBLE FROM OUTSIDE
LAGOS STATE, TO CONDUCT THE AUTOPSY.
2. Constitution of
a team of medical professionals, women’s groups, DVRST Lagos, Ministry of
Justice to work closely with the police to unravel this shocking incident.
We are indeed concerned about the seeming increase in
reported cases of women being injured or dying in their homes under
questionable circumstances. The home should be a safe place for every man,
woman and child.
Signed
Josephine Effah-Chukwuma
Executive Director
Project Alert
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