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Family of brain-dead man sues IMH, seeks $5m for alleged negligence

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The Institute of Mental Health (IMH) is looking to resolve differences in expert opinion as to how a schizophrenic in-patient became brain-dead following an April 2017 feeding incident when he allegedly choked on the food he was fed.. Read more at straitstimes.com.

The Institute of Mental Health is looking to resolve differences in expert opinion as to how a schizophrenic in-patient became brain-dead following an April 2017 feeding incident when he allegedly choked on the food he was fed.

The family of Mr Cheng Jia Ning is seeking over $5 million for alleged negligence, a claim IMH is contesting. Mr Cheng, 59, has been brain-dead and bedridden in a nursing home since June 2017.Enjoy unlimited access to ST's best work Subscribe Now

 

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