The Coroner Magistrate Mikhail Kadiri investigating the death of Sylvester Oromoni Jnr, a 12-year-old student of Dowen College, Lekki, Lagos, has said the findings would be made known on or before April 12.
Kadiri stated this on Monday during adoption of final written addresses by parties in the case.
Kadiri said that findings from the inquest, which began on November 30, 2021 before an Ikeja Magistrates’ Court, would be made public.
Femi Falana (SAN) represented the Oromoni Family while Anthony Kpokpo represented Dowen College.
On October 9, 2023, mother of the deceased, Rosemary Oromoni, testified as the last witness before the coroner.
She said that the late student had no health challenge before the complaints he made few days before his death.
According to the witness, she could not take the late student to hospital on the day he arrived home from school with complaints, few days before his death.
Kadiri then commiserated with the witness and her family on the death of the student and admitted the statement she made at a police station in evidence.
The coroner directed counsel in the inquest to file their final written addresses within two weeks.
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Kadiri adjourned the case until November 20, 2023, for adoption of the final written addresses.
The adoption was further adjourned until January 15.
Oromoni died on November 30, 2021, at a private hospital in Warri, Delta, after alleged health complications at Dowen College, Lagos.
After his death, the Lagos State Government shut the school and set up a coroner’s inquest to unravel the circumstances of his death.
The inquest began in January 2022.
The Oromoni family alleges that the student died from injuries he suffered as a result of bullying by five senior students of the college.
The family also claims that he was not treated by the school in a hospital.
However, Dowen College claims that the JS2 student was not bullied or injured by any student but was injured during a football match with fellow students.
