Sylvester Oromoni: Father Rejects Coroner's Decision On His Son's Passing

Late Sylvester Oromoni

SYLVESTER Oromoni, the father of a late Dowen College student, disagrees with the coroner's decision on his son's passing.

The father of late Dowen College student Sylvester Oromoni Jr., 12, Sylvester Oromoni Snr., expressed his disapproval of the Coroner Inquest's recent decision, which blamed his son's death on carelessness.

He stressed that there were still important questions about the medical examination, thus this result was not conclusive.

Oromoni stated, “Medical experts did not provide a conclusive outcome. They mentioned finding a substance inside my son's body, but was this substance analyzed? No, it wasn't. Therefore, this ruling does not mark the conclusion of this case. From my perspective, it does not accurately reflect the evidential process.”

He made these comments after the Coroner's Inquest found Dowen College and five pupils not guilty of any role in Sylvester's death.

According to the inquest, Sylvester's death was caused by medical incompetence on the part of his family and their doctor, not by the pupils' bullying or the administration of a hazardous medication.

Sylvester's death was not related to the school or the accused kids, according to the conclusions of the Coroner, Magistrate Mikhail Kadiri, who delivered his report to the Ogba Magistrate Court.

“The alleged suspects played no part in Sylvester's death but were victims of their past misdeeds.

“The school has made improvements to its facilities since the incident,” Magistrate Kadiri said during the proceedings.

The father also called for more research into this important part of the case, expressing concern over the insufficient conclusions surrounding the black substance found in his son's stomach.

He went on to say that the autopsy reports and in-depth witness testimony used by the coroner to draw his conclusions suggested that Sylvester died from septicemia and associated diseases that were made worse by postponed medical attention.

The family physician came under fire from the coroner for his lackluster care and procrastination in getting the required medical attention.

Oromoni Sr. responded to the decision by saying he would discuss possible future actions with legal advice.

“If you send a child to school, who is responsible for their care? Is it not the school principal and doctor?” he questioned, highlighting his dissatisfaction with the outcome.

Anthony Popo, Dowen's attorney, contrasted the Coroner's process with an elaborate unraveling of life's complexity, complete with painstaking attention to detail.

Popo highlighted the tremendous work done by the Coroner, who painstakingly went over more than 900 pages of proceedings in an attempt to unearth the truth supported by reason and empirical data.