A 14-year-old girl, Joy Osundeko, dies after her life-support ventilator is reportedly switched off by a nurse at a care setting. Multiple outlets report that the nurse “accidentally” shut down the ventilation machine before she died, describing the incident as unintentional and occurring for a period of minutes.
The outlets also say the care provider denies that the alleged mistake contributed to Osundeko’s death. While accounts focus on the timing and circumstances of the ventilator being switched off, they differ in emphasis on details such as how long the device was turned off. The dispute centers on whether the event was a critical factor in her declining condition or whether her death was unrelated to the ventilator shutdown.
Osundeko’s death is described as occurring four months after the reported incident, and the reporting highlights an ongoing contention between the family’s allegations and the company’s denial.
