2024-07-04 15:55:49
Louange Musenga wears a shirt emblazoned with his late sister Naomi before the trial of the accused SAMU operator at the Strasbourg courthouse on July 4, 2024 ·T-shirt with Naomi Musenga’s portrait.
A SAMU operator who taunted Naomi Musenga on the phone in late 2017, a 22-year-old young woman who died shortly following in hospital, was jailed for 12 months for failing to assist a person in danger on Thursday 4 July , the Strasbourg Criminal Court suspended the trial.
The court went beyond the prosecution’s request, which asked for a ten-month suspended sentence.
Honorine Musenga, the victim’s mother said “Relief” The operator’s responsibility has been acknowledged and she has apologized. “I think today allows us to move forward”“, praised his daughter. “I think it’s also evidence that there are flaws in today’s healthcare system that need to be addressed””, added Luange Musenga.
“In my opinion, to this day, not one SAMU operator has been convicted in a criminal court”their lawyer Jean-Christophe Coubris also responded, emphasizing ‘Balanced decision’ of the court.
“The Duty of Humanity”
The operator, Corinne M., 60, was also ordered to pay €15,000 in legal fees to the family of Naomi Musenga. She has ten days to appeal “Ten days of hope we won’t put this family through another ordeal”I Coubris emphasizes.
“Once the decision is final”lawyers plan to refer the matter to the Administrative Court. “For us this is part of the struggle, and in my opinion it also makes sense to denounce the operator’s employer hospital. »
Prosecutor Agnès Robine asked “Principled sanctions, clear, recalling the law and the humanitarian obligations of every citizen”.
Prosecutors insist “Gross negligence” Regulator made mistakes during Naomi Musenga’s call on December 29, 2017, stressing she still had “Solid experience” After working as an ambulance driver, he worked in this position for eight years.
“She never tried to find out what symptoms Ms Musenga had even though she told her she was dying”the judge emphasized.
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“I can’t help you because I don’t know what’s wrong with you.”She cited a recorded conversation between the suffering young woman and the operator. “This sentence sends chills down the spine.”the prosecutor emphasized. “Asking questions to the caller was the essence of his mission. » “A soundtrack I dare hope I never hear once more in my life.”support me Kubris.
Operator apologizes
Naomi Musenga had an 18-month-old child when she died. Marie Juras, lawyer for Naomi Musenga’s ex-partner, stressed that her client “Come find the answers. One day, his daughter will ask him a question, and she will hear this audio call, and he will answer her, alone in front of her..
Colleen M.’s attorney, Thomas Callen, asked for acquittal because even though his client said “Unsympathetic” and a “The failure of human nature”she didn’t “Danger Awareness” For the life of his interlocutor.
Colleen M. apologized to Naomi Musenga’s family at the start of proceedings on Thursday morning, an apology accepted in good faith by Naomi’s mother. “forgive” to the operator.
Her daughter died on December 29, 2017, following receiving treatment at a Strasbourg hospital. “The overall delay is nearly 02:20”According to a report by the General Inspectorate of Social Affairs (Igas). According to the investigation, his death was not related to delayed treatment.
Following the death of Naomi Musenga, following condemnation from her family, initial assessments concluded that her death was accidental. “Absorbing paracetamol poisoning through self-medication for several days”. But a second expert opinion refuted those conclusions, pointing to an accident in the digestive blood vessels that caused the bleeding.
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