Doctor kills patient during surgey when he mistakenly severs her... 😱
SINGAPORE – A consultant urologist was charged in a district court on March 12 with causing the death of a 63-year-old woman while performing surgery on her.
Dr Fong Yan Kit was charged with doing a negligent act not amounting to culpable homicide.
The 54-year-old is accused of erroneously severing the patient’s superior mesenteric artery and coeliac trunk – which supply blood to the stomach and bowels – instead of her renal vein during surgery on April 29, 2022, at Raffles Hospital.
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Francis Chuangli 17/03/2026
What do you think. For so long we don't have a medical doctor to run our Ministry of Health. We have had a Cow from Penang who is an engineer, Economic who are more expert in making money from you when you needs medical attention. How much do they they know about medical services and needs???
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