PIO doctor indicted on murder charge
An Indian-American psychiatrist, dubbed by local media as “Dr Death” for his alleged role in the deaths of 36 patients, has been indicted on three counts of felony murder and 57 charges of unauthorised distribution of controlled substances in the US.
By : migrator
Update: 2016-05-20 17:02 GMT
Washington
Dr Narendra Nagareddy from Atlanta was arrested in January. He is being held in a county jail without bond. The indictment came on Wednesday. “Nagareddy has regularly prescribed excessive amounts of controlled substances for no legitimate medical purpose, resulting in the abuse and diversion of the prescribed controlled substances,” the indictment alleged.
According to the court papers, these drugs were given to patients without presenting previous medical records, MRIs, X-rays, or prescription records. In early March, Nagareddy had told a local news channel that he was innocent.
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