A 14-year-old boy died of a cerebral hemorrhage after a bicycle fall. The attending physician had diagnosed a concussion.
In fact, the teenager had suffered a skull base fracture. The doctor had exchanged information about the procedure three times by telephone with the chief physician, who was on call at home. The three doctors entrusted with the case had been dismissed without notice by the clinic management after the incident. Originally, they had been charged with manslaughter by omission. As a result, the public prosecutor's office charged the three with negligent homicide.