Nurse charge for serious physical injury

PAGADIAN CITY, Zamboanga del Sur (October 7, 2016) - The operatives of Pagadian City Police Women and Children Welfare Protection Division has formally filed a case for serious physical injury at the City prosecutors office against the nurse of Hofileña Hospital in this City Thursday Morning.

Pagadian City Chief of Police Supt. Michael P. Palermo identified the arrested nurse as Riza Dominisac, 30 years old resident of Barangay Buenavista of this city. She was arrested by the police operatives after being complained by Charles Delmar, the father of 4-day old baby girl.

Supt. Palermo said that base in the initial investigation, the father accused the nurse for serious physical injury after they found out that the left small toe of his new born baby girl was accidentally cut off using surgical scissor.

Investigation said that at 7 O’clock Wednesday morning, the nurse conducted dressing of the baby and while removing the bandage at the left foot of the baby using surgical scissor accidentally cut the left small toe and partially cut the left ring toe. The incident was not immediately reported by the nurse until it was discovered 4 hours after.

The police arrested the suspect 5pm of the same day at the residence of her sister at Barangay Lumbia of this city.

The suspect was later on free after paying the bail bond the amount of Php10,000 for her temporary liberty.

By Jong Cadion