Chrisland: Whitney Adeniran’s parents to testify April 17
The parents of Whitney Adeniran, a 12-year-old student of Chrisland Schools, Lagos, who died on February 9 during the school’s inter-house sports, are set to give evidence at a coroner’s inquest.
The couple will testify on April 17 at the Ikeja Magistrates’ Court inquest.
The coroner, Magistrate Olabisi Fajana, disclosed on Tuesday while ruling on an application filed by Chrisland Schools.
In the application, the school seeks to get samples and materials to carry out an independent evaluation of the report of an autopsy conducted on the student by the Lagos State government.
The Lagos State government had, on February 13, ordered a coroner’s inquest into the cause of the student’s death.
On March 2, the government announced that an autopsy report on the student showed that she died due to Asphxia/electrocution during the school’s inter-house sports at Agege Stadium.
On Monday (April 3), the school filed an application seeking access to some items from the chief medical examiner of the Lagos State University Teaching Hospital (LASUTH) or any relevant officer to enable the school to consult an independent pathologist.
The items sought are the student’s skin sample, slides from which the diagnosis of electrocution was made, and samples of urine, blood and other body fluids collected for the autopsy.
The school also applied to have access to samples of bone and muscle taken from the deceased.
It also applied to be given all photographs taken during the autopsy, and copies of all histology slides reported as part of the post-mortem examination.
The school also requested to be given any other samples and documents made during the autopsy.
It equally sought access to the results of all toxicology tests conducted on the late student.
The Lagos State counsel, Akin George, did not oppose the application.
The coroner had adjourned the case until Tuesday to rule on the application.
When the matter came up on Tuesday, the coroner granted the application.
She ordered that the chief medical examiner of LASUTH should supply all the items to the applicant’s pathologist’s laboratory on the day of forensic consultation.
He ordered that the consultation should be under the supervision of the chief medical examiner of LASUTH or a relevant officer.
Others to be present at the consultation include the parents of the deceased.
(NAN)
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