One Guilty, One Acquitted in Doctor Negligence Case

Maribor, 24 October - One doctor was found guilty and one was acquitted on Monday in a closely watched trial of two doctors charged with negligence in the death of 12-year-old Bor Nekrep that prompted fierce debate on doctor accountability in Slovenia.

Maribor
Paediatricians Zlatka Kanic (left) and Robert Pogorevc awaiting the verdict of the Maribor District Court in a doctor negligence case.
Photo: Andreja Sersen Dobaj/STA

Maribor
Paediatricians Zlatka Kanic (left) and Robert Pogorevc awaiting the verdict of the Maribor District Court in a doctor negligence case.
Photo: Andreja Sersen Dobaj/STA

Maribor
The parents of Bor Nekrep as the Maribor District Court announces the verdict against the doctors treating their son, who died at the age of 12 in 2008.
Photo: Andreja Sersen Dobaj/STA

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