News Roundup
Junior doctor charged with manslaughter after medical error
BMJ 2002; 325 doi: https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.325.7365.616 (Published 21 September 2002) Cite this as: BMJ 2002;325:616- Clare Dyer, legal correspondent
- BMJ
A hospital doctor has been charged with manslaughter over the death of a teenager who was wrongly given a spinal injection of a cytotoxic drug meant for intravenous use only.
Feda Mulhem, 35, from Leicester, is accused of the unlawful killing of Wayne Jowett, 18, who died at the Queen's Medical Centre in Nottingham in February last year after vincristine was injected into his spine.
A police spokeswoman said Dr Mulhem was …
Log in
Log in using your username and password
Log in through your institution
Subscribe from £173 *
Subscribe and get access to all BMJ articles, and much more.
* For online subscription
Access this article for 1 day for:
£38 / $45 / €42 (excludes VAT)
You can download a PDF version for your personal record.