The family of late Ad Laiphukheao files a complaint in Khon Kaen province on Tuesday against a local public hospital, accusing a surgeon of causing his death by leaving gauze inside a surgical wound. She said her brother Ad, 53, died on Monday after surgery at a public hospital in Chum Phae district in June. An ultrasound scan at Si Chomphu Hospital showed that gauze had been left inside his body after the operation. Mrs Boonthom said the family demanded an investigation and 300,000 baht in compensation. Accompanying her, lawyer Wasant Chuchai said the family would not cremate the brother's body for now, pending an investigation, and the responsible doctor could be charged with malpractice causing death.

Source: Bangkok Post September 26, 2018 04:41 UTC