The coroner’s inquiry into the death of Sylvester Oromoni, the deceased student of Dowen College Lagos, has admitted in evidence press interviews granted by his father.
The 12-year-old died last November after he was alleged to have been beaten by five colleagues for refusing to join a cult.
His father had claimed he was attacked and fed a liquid chemical that eventually led to his death.
Dowen College, however, dismissed the claim and alleged that the boy sustained injuries while playing football.
Two autopsies were carried out on Oromoni, one by the Delta police and the second by the force’s Lagos command.
The first autopsy had revealed that Oromoni died of “acute lung injury due to chemical intoxication”.
The department of public prosecution (DPP), after the second autopsy, said instead that Oromoni died naturally.
During the February 7 sitting, the Oromoni family had submitted for admission as evidence a box belonging to the deceased but said to have been damaged during the alleged fatal attack that was said to have claimed the boy’s life.
They also presented a flash drive containing two audio files and videos capturing the deceased before his death.
In one of the audios, a colleague to the late Oromoni claimed the deceased was attacked by three to five students.
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