Arab student awarded RM280,000 in negligence suit over death of baby


KUALA LUMPUR: A Saudi Arabian university student was awarded RM280,000 in damages in a medical negligence suit for the death of her baby over alleged use of a drug not encouraged to be used to induce labour.

Turkyah Abdul Rahman Assiri, 31, was awarded RM200,000 in general damages and RM80,000 for her pain and suffering.

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