Childbirth negligence: High court awards mother, four-year-old girl more than RM8mil


KUALA LUMPUR: The High Court here on Wednesday (July 5) has awarded more than RM8mil to a woman and her four-year-old daughter who suffered severe and irreversible brain damage due to medical negligence during the child’s birth at a government hospital.

In the grounds of judgement issued on April 17, this year, Judicial Commissioner Roz Mawar Rozain made a decision after the government confirmed the admission of liability for all the plaintiff's claims with damages and costs.

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