The SAMU employee who mocked Naomi Musenga on the phone and delayed the treatment of this young woman who died in the Strasbourg hospital at the end of 2017 has been charged with failure to provide assistance to a person in danger, the public prosecutor’s office announced on Friday, January 12, Agence France- Press (AFP).
The SAMU operator who received the two calls from MMe Musenga, 22, was charged “during his hearing before the judge on February 14, 2023”M’s family’s lawyer told AFPMe Musenga, Jean-Christophe Coubris.
The public prosecutor also demanded “The referral of this person to the criminal court (…) In December “added Strasbourg prosecutor Yolande Renzi. “If the investigating judge follows the orders, the court will confiscate this file as quickly as possible.” »
These charges and these seizures come after several years of investigations, the duration of which has often driven the young woman’s relatives to despair. “Naomi’s family has been waiting for a hearing for more than six years”continued Mr. Coubris. “This indictment was a source of relief as I felt that the justice system works efficiently, even if it does so at its own pace, which is sometimes little appreciated or misunderstood by families. »
Wave of outrage
mother of an 18 month old child, Naomi Musenga died on December 29, 2017 in the Strasbourg hospital after the treatment “A total delay of almost two hours and twenty minutes”says a report from the General Inspectorate of Social Services.
Her emergency call sparked a huge wave of outrage after the conversation with the operator was spread across the media and social networks. “I have a very bad stomach ache”, “Everything hurts me”, ” I’m going to die… “Naomi whispered, struggling to express herself. “Yes, you will die, certainly one day like everyone else.”, the supervisory authority had replied mockingly. According to Mr. Coubris, she no longer works at University Hospital following her suspension.
An initial report, which the young woman’s family fought vigorously against, concluded that she had died as a result of an accident “Paracetamol intoxication absorbed through self-medication over several days”. A second report refuted the conclusions of the first and referred to a gastrointestinal vascular accident that led to bleeding.
