The doctor refused to help a cancer patient prisoner has been on trial in St. Petersburg : Crime news : Vladim

News 7 February, 2018

In St. Petersburg due to negligence and inaction of the attending physician, died of cancer of the convicted woman.

On this criminal case has already conducted the investigation and was transferred to the district court for consideration. The head of a branch of hospital No. 1 accused of negligence and not performing duties. According to the statement of law enforcement, medic demonstrated criminal inaction failed to fulfill its direct duties, which led to the sudden death of cancer prisoner.

Doctors hospital # 1 failed to provide a sick woman to an appropriate treatment, but did not bother to transfer her to another medical facility. She concluded to go to other hospitals could not, because he was in custody. Two months after his release from prison the woman died.