The Zhigalovo interdistrict investigative department has opened a criminal case over the death of a 15 year old girl, who, according to investigators, received improper medical care. A doctor who came to the home gave several injections and saw no grounds for hospitalization, after which the teenagers condition worsened, and she died on the way to Irkutsk. Investigators believe the death may have resulted from improper performance of professional duties by doctors at Kachug District Hospital, the investigation continues.
The Zigalovsky Interdistrict Investigative Department has initiated a criminal case over the death of a 15-year-old girl on the grounds of an offense under Part 2 of Article 109 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation (causing death by negligence due to improper performance of professional duties by a person).According to the investigation, at the end of April 2015, a doctor from the Manzurskaya medical outpatient clinic of the Kachug District Hospital came to the home of the teenage girl, who had complained of feeling unwell. The doctor gave the schoolgirl several injections. He found no grounds for hospitalization. Later, the girl’s condition worsened, and her relatives decided to take her to a hospital in Irkutsk. She died on the way to the hospital. During the forensic medical examination, it was established that death resulted from acute heart failure and accompanying complications.
The criminal case was initiated in connection with the improper performance of their professional duties by doctors of the Kachug District Hospital of the Regional State Budgetary Healthcare Institution “Kachug District Hospital,” which led to the girl’s death. The investigation into the criminal case is ongoing.