Village Quack Kills Patient with Wrong Medicine
Posted: Wed Mar 04, 2020 12:26 pm
Oddar Meanchey: On the afternoon of March 2, 2020, in Kouk Sampor village, Long commune, Anlong Veng district, Oddar Meanchey province, police detained a 'doctor' after a medical malpractice accident caused an elderly man to die in a private medical clinic.
The victim was identified as Chon Choy, a 72-year-old male from Chas Village, Long Commune, Anlong Veng District.
The suspect, Ouk Rin, a 29-year-old man, was practising as a 'doctor' in a private medical room in the village, treating children and elderly people, in Kouk Sampor village, Anlong Veng district. He is accused of prescribing the wrong medicine (they don't say which one) to his patient, who died as a result.
After the arrest, the suspect was taken into custody to build a legal case.