Court orders Health Secretary to submit independent report of boy’s death in Port Moresby General Hospital

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Court orders Health Secretary to submit independent report of boy’s death in Port Moresby General Hospital

PORT MORESBY: A coroner’s inquiry into the death of 14-year-old Rex Wazing who died during surgery in Port Moresby General Hospital has ordered Health Secretary Dr Osborne Liko to submit an independent report on the boy’s death.

Senior magistrate Josephine Kilage, who is leading the inquiry, told Liko: “Since you did no bring the report, I will now use powers under Section 17 of the Coroner’s Act to ensure the report is presented before the panel.

The National reported the inquiry proceedings:

Inquest wants death report

October 21, 2022The NationalMain Stories

By GEORGINA KOREI
HEALTH secretary Dr Osborne Liko has been summoned to submit an independent report on the death of Rex Wanzing to a coroner’s inquiry hearing.
Senior Magistrate Josephine Kilage, who is leading the inquiry, told Dr Liko: “Since you did not bring the independent inquiry report, I will now use powers under Section 17 of the Coroner’s Act to ensure the report is presented before the panel.”
“A court order will be given to you to check with the health minister and the justice and attorney general secretary to get the copy of the independent inquiry report and present it before the inquest.”
Wanzing, 14, died while undergoing an eye surgery at the Port Moresby General Hospital in August last year.
Dr Liko informed the inquest that the independent inquiry report was presented to him in October last year by the chairman of the inquiry.
“Due to its confidentiality, I did not indulge by getting a copy of it,” he said.
He said the report was then submitted to former Health Minister Jelta Wong at Parliament House in November 2021.
“I have no preview of the report and I reserve further comments on that,” Dr Liko said.
He said when the Wanzing’s coroner’s inquiry enquired about the independent inquiry report, he sought advice from the Attorney-General.
“The Attorney-General advised that it was an independent report and remained the property of the minister of the State,” he said.
But Magistrate Kilage maintained that the report must be presented at the inquest.
“You are directed now to ask the Health Minister for a copy of the report,” she told Dr Liko.

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