By Manopriya Gunasekera
A father of a six-year-old child yesterday filed a suit before the Colombo District Court claiming Rs. 50 million as damages from two private medical practitioners and a private hospital after his son had virtually ended up as an invalid following a minor eye surgery.
In the plaint filed by the child’s father Weliwattage Don Ajith of Palenwatta, Pannipitiya, Dr. M. Wijetunge (Eye Surgeon), Dr. Anoma P. Perera (Anaesthetist) and MaCarthy private hospital Ltd. Colombo 7, have been cited as the defendants. In his plaint filed through M/s Paul Ratnayake Associates Ltd, the plaintiff said his son Disal was shown to the first defendant in September 2007, seeking medical treatment for tearing from the child's right eye.
Thereafter the first defendant Dr. Wijetunge had recommended a minor surgery. Accordingly, on September 30, 2007 Disal Weliwattage was admitted to the MaCarthy private hospital where the surgery was performed by the first defendant along with the second defendant.
The plaintiff also said on the said day the child was allegedly operated under anaesthesia. However, the parents were not allowed to enter the operation theatre.
Fifteen minutes later a medical assistant had come and inquired as to which eye was affected by the illness. Forty minutes later the parents were taken inside the theatre and told that the child was not regaining consciousness.
The plaintiff said thereafter he learnt that the child's heartbeat had stopped due to a cardiac arrest. Then the child was transferred to the ICU of the Durden's hospital and warded for nearly a week. Since the child remained unconscious, finally he was admitted to the Lady Ridgeway Children's hospital where he was warded for 1 ½ months. Despite heavy medical expenditure and immense suffering, all attempts to restore the child's health had failed, the plaintiff said.
The plaintiff claimed Rs.50 million as damages from the defendants alleging that the child whose general health was satisfactory earlier is now bedridden and unable to talk, walk or see properly while also indicating signs of memory loss.
Iraj de Silva instructed by Paul Ratnayake Associates appeared for the plaintiff.
DM
Ehenam Suba Dhavasak Hamotama
Cheers & Best Regards
Randheera Malliyyaa
A father of a six-year-old child yesterday filed a suit before the Colombo District Court claiming Rs. 50 million as damages from two private medical practitioners and a private hospital after his son had virtually ended up as an invalid following a minor eye surgery.
In the plaint filed by the child’s father Weliwattage Don Ajith of Palenwatta, Pannipitiya, Dr. M. Wijetunge (Eye Surgeon), Dr. Anoma P. Perera (Anaesthetist) and MaCarthy private hospital Ltd. Colombo 7, have been cited as the defendants. In his plaint filed through M/s Paul Ratnayake Associates Ltd, the plaintiff said his son Disal was shown to the first defendant in September 2007, seeking medical treatment for tearing from the child's right eye.
Thereafter the first defendant Dr. Wijetunge had recommended a minor surgery. Accordingly, on September 30, 2007 Disal Weliwattage was admitted to the MaCarthy private hospital where the surgery was performed by the first defendant along with the second defendant.
The plaintiff also said on the said day the child was allegedly operated under anaesthesia. However, the parents were not allowed to enter the operation theatre.
Fifteen minutes later a medical assistant had come and inquired as to which eye was affected by the illness. Forty minutes later the parents were taken inside the theatre and told that the child was not regaining consciousness.
The plaintiff said thereafter he learnt that the child's heartbeat had stopped due to a cardiac arrest. Then the child was transferred to the ICU of the Durden's hospital and warded for nearly a week. Since the child remained unconscious, finally he was admitted to the Lady Ridgeway Children's hospital where he was warded for 1 ½ months. Despite heavy medical expenditure and immense suffering, all attempts to restore the child's health had failed, the plaintiff said.
The plaintiff claimed Rs.50 million as damages from the defendants alleging that the child whose general health was satisfactory earlier is now bedridden and unable to talk, walk or see properly while also indicating signs of memory loss.
Iraj de Silva instructed by Paul Ratnayake Associates appeared for the plaintiff.
DM
Ehenam Suba Dhavasak Hamotama
Cheers & Best Regards
Randheera Malliyyaa
