Diki Roulas: "We were wondering what happened, no reason for Georgina's opposition"

The trial of Roula Pispirigou before the MOD continued in high tones

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In high tones, the trial of Roulas Pispirigou continued before the MOD where the pediatrician, director of Karamandanio, Katerina Triantis, testified about the admission to Georgina's hospital on April 8, 2021 and the interruption she suffered three days later, causing shock to the doctors who could not to explain the incident.

"When Georgina had a seizure, we looked at each other and wondered "why, what happened?". That's not how a man dies... You have to have something to die for... There's a reason a man is driven there. In the little one, at least until April 9, 2021, there was no reason..." Mrs. Triandou characteristically said.

The witness emphasized that the little girl, who was brought in after the mother reported an episode of convulsions, was thoroughly checked by the doctors, as she was a child who had lost her siblings. The witness also emphasized that a series of tests were carried out which did not show anything alarming.

When the pediatrician said that a momentary episode was recorded on the machine with 132 contractions, which, since the cardiogram had come out normal, was attributed, as she said, "probably to one of the stickers that moved", the lawyer of the accused Alexis Kougia reacted strongly, laughing he loudly said to her "aren't you a little shy?".

Witness: They come off...

President (to Kuya): You should be ashamed, it's unacceptable

Alexis Kougias: Okay Madam President

President: There will be many witnesses

Alexis Kougias: Not like that

President: If we react like this...

Alexis Kougias: By God! We have the lady who ate the child. You should definitely go...

President: You will ask when the time comes. He will testify what he knows

Alexis Kougias: And we will do the right thing

According to the witness, Georgina when she examined her "was completely fine and was eating outside... What I understood was that the child was in excellent clinical condition... I say how can a child who wants to eat skewers die like that?".

Answering related questions, the pediatrician emphasized that "the twenty-four hours I was there and checked the child, he was asymptomatic and that's why I told him to be discharged. I don't know what happened after that..."

According to the witness, the child remained in the hospital while the doctors had recommended that he leave, after he vomited and it was decided that he should be monitored. "I told mom that 'the tests showed nothing, we didn't find a disease, take it home' and thinking of her other children, I told her 'our door is open'. He didn't tell me anything. I wanted to give her courage to return to her home... At that moment I saw a man in pain next to his child...".

Referring to the resistance suffered by the child, from which his life was saved but he remained a quadriplegic, the witness said that it was an unpleasant and unexpected development as there was not the slightest indication of such a thing.

During her examination by the defense, the witness emphasized - after a relevant question - that she herself did not know the effect of ketamine and that she learned about the substance afterwards. Responding to Mr. Kouya's complaints about a rigged process to find the mother accused, Mrs. Triandou said that she testified about the incidents she experienced. In fact, burdened by the barrage of questions from the defense, the witness at one point said: "I am a mother of two children and please "leave" before my children. I can't imagine a mother killing her child. I'm a doctor, I save lives... Children don't die of heart attacks."

Alexis Kougias: Can withdrawal be caused by administering ketamine?

Witness: Ask an anesthesiologist, I've never worked with ketamine... There are drugs, like narcotics, etc., that stop

Alexis Kougias: Did they tell you how the opposition happened?

Witness: They told me they found it dead and made a huge effort to bring it back

Alexis Kougias: Can you explain how ketamine leads to withdrawal?

Witness: I do not know the action of the medicine

Alexis Kougias: Was there ketamine in the hospital?

Witness: In my department it doesn't exist, the anesthesiologists know about it. I found out later when I asked

Alexis Kougias: So did the accused: She found out later... Could she cause an objection by blocking her nose and mouth?

Witness: I'm not a criminologist. Was I ahead?

Alexis Kougias: Could he?

Witness: I know that mothers love their children...

Chairman: Can they cause suffocation?

Witness: Of course. Intentional suffocation is cause for arrest.

The pediatrician emphasized that since the little girl did not have symptoms compatible with heart disease, "Holder's examination would not help", a phrase that further ignited the atmosphere and provoked the reaction of the defense.

Alexis Kougias: You have driven us crazy with lies. No one has ever told so many lies

Witness: I am a public figure. Please Madam President protect me

President: Please, Mr. Advocate

Alexis Kougias: You let a child die because it was the weekend and you went on vacation. The accused is accused by you…

Could there have been a medical error here? If it turns out that the mother did nothing, what else might have happened?

Witness: I can't find the phrase in Greek... it's up to you...

Alexis Kougias: Well, then I will also say Koropi. Happy Holidays…

Source: RES-EAP