Nigerian Doctor Charged With Manslaughter Over Death of Irish Woman Who Died From Massive Blood Loss After Abortion at West London Clinic

A Nigerian doctor and two nurses have been charged with the manslaughter of a woman fromIreland who had an abortion in London.

Dr Adedayo Adedeji (62), Gemma Pullen (31), and Margaret Miller (54), are to appear at Ealing magistrates’ court in west London on June 19th.

Scotland Yard said they have each been charged with “manslaughter by gross negligence and failing to take reasonable care of other persons who may be affected by acts or omissions at work” contrary to Section 7 and 33 Health and Safety Act 1974.

The 32-year-old woman from Ireland had an abortion at a clinic in Ealing, west London, in January 2012. PA

According to Irish Times The medic will appear in the dock alongside two nurse colleagues, Gemma Pullen, 31, and Margaret Miller, 54, who face the same charge.

All three were employees at a West London clinic where the woman underwent an abortion after travelling to London from Dublin in January 2012.

She collapsed several hours later while travelling in a taxi in Slough, Berkshire, and died of ‘extensive internal bleeding’.

Speaking later, her husband said the couple were refused help by healthcare workers in Ireland after they sought a termination.

The victim had been diagnosed with a condition which can carry an elevated risk of miscarriage and other complications, but was not considered to be life-threatening.

The man and woman – who was of African origin – were foreign nationals living in Ireland under student visas.

One year later Scotland Yard murder squad detectives launched an investigation into the circumstances of the woman’s death.