Gynecologists given suspended sentences over death of patient

Three gynecologists have been given suspended sentences for causing the death of a patient through neglect. A court in Sokolov, west Bohemia ruled that the three were to blame for the death of a 57-year-old patient when a laparoscopy resulted in damage to the women’s intestines. Due to insufficient treatment, she later died of blood poisoning. All three doctors have also had their medical licenses suspended for two-year periods.