Court rejects Euracare’s bid to halt inquest into Adichie’s son’s death
The Lagos State High Court in Ikoyi on Monday rejected a bid by Eurapharma Care Services Nigeria Limited, operator of Euracare Multi-Specialist Hospital, to stop a coroner’s inquest into the death of Nkanu Adichie-Esege, the 21-month-old son of writer Chimamanda Adichie and her husband, Ivara Esege.
READ ALSO: Chimamanda Adichie, husband urge court to dismiss hospitals suit against sons death inquest The Lagos State Government initiated a coroner’s inquest to establish the circumstances surrounding the toddler’s death.
The couple’s lawyer, Kemi Pinheiro, a Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), had urged the court to dismiss the hospital’s suit, arguing that it was premature because the coroner had not made any substantive decision that could be challenged through judicial review.
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