R11m sought over maggots in patient's mouth
The family of Sadek Ebrahim (52) – who died shortly after a video of maggots in his mouth went viral in June last year – are suing the KZN Health Department for R11m.
The Mercury reports in a combined summons issued before the KZN High Court (Durban), Ebrahim's son and his wife are suing RK Khan Hospital and the department for negligence.
In May 2019, Ebrahim had been admitted to the Chatsworth hospital.
Ebrahim was undergoing treatment for gangrene on one of his legs.
According to his son, no one at the hospital had noticed what had happened to his father.
The family claim that the hospital failed to provide proper treatment and administer the appropriate medication when Ebrahim was taken to hospital to report sores on his feet.
They further claim that the hospital failed to take the necessary steps to ensure that Ebrahim was kept in a hygienic condition after his last admission.
The family believe that Ebrahim would have lived if the hospital acted timeously and with due diligence.
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