Court awards S$5.6mil to family of woman who died after botched liposuction

Surgeon Edward Foo was ordered to pay the damages after the court found him negligent in performing the procedure. - ST

SINGAPORE (The Straits Times/ANN): The family of a pharmaceutical company executive, who died at the age of 44 following a liposuction procedure in 2013, was awarded damages of about $5.6 million by the High Court on Thursday (Nov 26).

Surgeon Edward Foo, who was sued by the family of Madam Mandy Yeong Soek Mun, was ordered to pay the damages after the court found that he was negligent in performing the procedure at his clinic -- TCS at Central Clinic.