For 6 years a family in Larnaca has been fighting for justice after the death of 67-year-old Androulla Charalambous, who, as her relatives complain to the Cyprus Times, went in 2016 for a simple routine operation at a private hospital in the capital and eventually passed away. It is noted that the unfortunate woman did not have any medical history.
The Haralambous family's calvary began in January 2016 when the woman was taken to a private clinic for a simple colonoscopy. A month later, according to the family's complaint, due to a thoughtless and reckless act of negligence, the woman suffered a myocardial infarction and breathed her last at Larnaca General Hospital.
6years of fighting for justice in the courts
The family 6 years later is raising serious questions about the delay in serving indictments as well as hearing the case, stressing that they cannot rest after her death.
"We ask and demand answers as to what are the unseen forces behind the delay and the reasons for the delay in filing charges as well as the speedy trial of the case. We believe there has been a serious delay in bringing charges against the doctors involved, as well as the private clinic in the Nicosia district," the family complains.
Our life, her daughter tells the Cyprus Times, has been at a standstill since 2016, stressing that these cases must be heard immediately and brought to justice.
"We hope there will be justice in a democratic state and whoever is responsible should pay. If we need to change the legal framework in such cases, which if they were abroad already some people would be in jail."
The case is being heard before the Nicosia District Court, while the accused is an anaesthesiologist who participated in the colonoscopy examination of Androulla Charalambous, facing charges of reckless and imprudent act.
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