A patient suicide case in a private psychiatric clinic was occupied by the Three -Member Criminal Court of Thessaloniki who was called upon to investigate if her crime was committed negligenceby omission, an act that burdened the administrative director of the clinic and two of her doctors.

The judges eventually found guilty of the first and a psychiatrist, condemning them – respectively – to 3 and 2 year prison sentence, with 3 -year suspension. By the same decision, the on -call doctor (pathologist) who had been brought to trial was acquitted.

The event

The case reached justice after a lawsuit by the patient’s relatives, who, according to the audience, was a judicial officer.

This incident seems to have been described ‘high risk“And the patient should be put on a high surveillance status, as, as the prosecutor of the headquarters said in her report, had preceded two attempts to suicidesoutside the clinic, within 30 days.

For this reason, his hospitalization in the psychiatric structure was set up, but in July 2020 he ended his life. with a sheet, in the bathroom of his room.

Depending on the duties of the persons involved, their indictment assumed responsibilities for staff deficiencies, inadequate surveillance and supervision measures of the hospitalized, non -removal of objects to perform similar acts, etc.

The defendant administrative director and owner of the clinic did not attend the trial and was represented by a attorney of a lawyer, through which he denied the charge.

The psychiatrist (he was recognized for his earlier legitimate life) held the same attitude, who, among other things, said that he had given specific instructions on the patient’s hospitalization, stressing that his health was constantly improving.

“It was slowly began to socialize, I was completely surprised by this development, I did not expect that day in practice,” said the on -call doctor who was acquitted.