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They Deprived of Liberty a Doctor Who Mistakenly Amputated the Leg of a Granny in Barinas, There Are Four Detainees

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The attorney general, Tarek William Saab, reported on Saturday that the doctor identified as Rafael Flores, who was in charge of amputating by mistake the leg of a 83-year-old granny in the Barinas state a few weeks ago, was deprived of liberty, done by which there are already four detainees. In his Instagram account, Saab specified that this person was also charged with the crime of "very serious injuries" after the negligent trial.
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After the Galene himself surrendered to the authorities, the Public Prosecutor's Office reported that Dr. Rafael Flores, a traumatologist accused of medical malpractice, was deprived of his liberty to be prosecuted for the alleged crimes of "very serious injuries", against the 83-year-old patient Flor Corredor. The doctor is told to give the order to amputate a leg to the older adult; an operation that was carried out at Dr. Luis Razetti Hospita…

"I've never seen such an extreme case of medical neglect," says the doctor who treated her at Punta de Europa Hospital, with 35 years of experience. The Los Pastores funnel clogs traffic on the N-340 as thousands of bathers return from the beach.

The attorney general, Tarek William Saab, reported on Saturday that the doctor identified as Rafael Flores, who was in charge of amputating by mistake the leg of a 83-year-old granny in the Barinas state a few weeks ago, was deprived of liberty, done by which there are already four detainees. In his Instagram account, Saab specified that this person was also charged with the crime of "very serious injuries" after the negligent trial.

News of the Day and the Hour Latest News of today The doctor Rafael Flores was formally charged by the Public Prosecutor's Office for the crime of "very serious injuries", as did the three doctors previously charged last May 30: Marcial Rodríguez, Tibisay Camacho and Genesis Ramírez The Attorney General of Venezuela, Tarek William Saab, announced this Saturday the indictment and detention of Rafael Flores, a specialist doctor linked to the case…

15-06-25.-The traumatologist Rafael Flores, appointed as the principal responsible for the amputation of the wrong leg to a 83-year-old woman, turned himself over on Wednesday to the authorities in the state Barinas, according to what was published by La Noticia de Barinas. Fuentes po...

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Aporrea broke the news in on Sunday, June 15, 2025.
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