Criminal Case Against Australian Chiropractor Dropped
Criminal charges against a South Australia chiropractor, Mario Forte, has been dropped by the court without public explanation. We previously wrote about the case here. Forte's patient, James Halloran, died while under his care from apparent hear attack. Halloran had presented to Forte's office in December of 2006 complaining of a stiff neck and dizziness, both considered to be warning signs for heart attacks. Rather than sending Halloran to the hospital, Forte, who also happens to be blind, continued with the appointment. During the session, Halloran began to shake violently. According to an inquest performed into Halloran's death, Forte did not call an ambulance immediately because he thought Halloran was merely having a seizure. Paramedics finally arrived, but too late to save Halloran who had suffered massive brain damage due to a lack of oxygen to his brain. He died two days later after he was taken off of life support.
Authorities subsequently charged Forte for the death. For reasons that were not made public by the Court, the criminal charges against Forte for Halloran's death have recently been dropped. Autopsy efforts continue to determine the cause of Halloran's fatal heart attack while under Forte's care.
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