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Lebanon doctor, nurse charged with negligence over soldier death

Published September 10th, 2015 - 12:37 GMT
Al Bawaba
Al Bawaba

A judge issued arrest warrants against a doctor and a nurse at Ras Baalbek Hospital in northeast Lebanon Thursday after being accused of negligence and causing the death of a soldier, a judicial source told The Daily Star.

The source said that Military Prosecutor Judge Sakr Sakr ordered the arrest of a male doctor and nurse and charged them with negligence during the practice of their profession which resulted in the death of a soldier, who was admitted to the hospital.

The two suspects were referred to the Military Investigative Judge Riad Abu Ghaida.

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