DPM's son-in-law given more than eight injections for anaesthesia

KUALA LUMPUR: The Sessions Court was told yesterday that Datuk Syed Alman Zain Syed Alwi, who died while receiving dental treatment, was given eight injections for anaesthesia during the minor surgery to remove his wisdom tooth at the Imperial Dental Specialist Centre here in June last year.

Assistant Nurse Kristine G.Flores, 29, said Syed Alman Zain was given five injections before the operation and more than three injections when he was given cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR).

"The patient received all the injections from Doctor Ting," she said and identified the doctor, obstetrician/gynaecologist Dr Ting Teck Chin, who was in the dock for allegedly causing Syed Alman Zain's death.

Kristine, who is from the Philippines and has a degree in Science and Nursing from a university in the republic, is the 15th prosecution witness in the trial.

The CPR was administered on Syed Alman Zain, who was Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi's son-inlaw, after the doctor who was doing the operation found that he stopped snoring during the operation, she said during examination in chief by deputy public prosecutor Shukor Abu Bakar.

"The patient was snoring during the operation and the snoring was loud,” she said, adding that Dr. Ting checked Syed Alman Zain's heart beat before administering the CPR.

Dr Ting, who is based at Kuala Lumpur Hospital, is accused of causing the death of Syed Alman Zain, 44, at Imperial Dental Specialist Centre, Lot 62 & 64, Jalan Telawi, Bangsar Baru, Brickfields here, where he was a parttime anaesthetist, between 6 pm and 9.05 pm on June 1, 2016.

He is charged under Section 304(b) of the Penal Code which carries an imprisonment for up to 10 years or a fine or both, on conviction

Syed Alman Zain, the husband of Datuk Nurulhidayah, 38, who is the eldest child of Ahmad Zahid was reported to have lost consciousness while being treated at the dental specialist centre and referred to University of Malaya medical centre before being confirmed dead.

The trial before judge Zaman Mohd Noor continues on Nov 1. - Bernama