Doctor not guilty of manslaughter
Tuesday 27th January 2009, 5:45PM GMT.
THE DOCTOR charged with the manslaughter of a staff nurse has been found not guilty.
Dolores Moyano Ontiveros was charged with causing the death of staff nurse Elizabeth Rourke during a routine operation on 17 October 2006.
The Assize jury of nine men and three women spent four hours considering their verdict after retiring from the Royal Court at 1 pm today.
Commissioner Richard Tucker thanked them for their efforts during what he described as a ‘long and difficult trial’.
• Picture: Dr Dolores Moyano Ontiveros leaving the court during the trial
• Full report in Wednesday’s Jersey Evening Post.
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