The lawsuit, which alleges negligence and seeks over $4 million in damages, is separate from the Milton, Ont., criminal trial for Brandy Cooney and Becky Hamber, who have pleaded not guilty to murder of the 12-year-old and other charges.
3 doctors among those named in family’s $4M civil suit haven’t yet filed statements of defence
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WARNING: This story details allegations of child abuse.
NOTE: This is the second in a two-part series on the civil lawsuit filed by the biological family of the two boys. You can read the first story here.
A 12-year-old boy who died while in the care of two Ontario women was “wrongly and excessively” prescribed medications by several doctors who didn’t assess him in person, according to a lawsuit filed by his biological family.
His younger brother experienced the same overprescribing while living with Becky Hamber and Brandy Cooney in Burlington, the statement of claim alleges.
“The doctors clearly breached their professional duties,” it says. “Their negligent actions, particularly in their prescribing practices, directly contributed to the harm suffered by the children and ultimately to [the boy’s] death.”