SINGAPORE – A doctor has been convicted of performing
a negligent act that led to a patient’s death after an aesthetic treatment in 2019
.
Court documents stated that Chan Bingyi intravenously administered ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid (EDTA) to property agent Lau Li Ting, 31, when there was not a need to do so.
The court heard that EDTA should be used only for specific indications, such as heavy metal poisoning or elevated calcium levels, and must be administered only by clinicians trained in its use.
The prosecution said that Chan, 37, administered the “dangerous substance” to Ms Lau at “too high a concentration and too quickly”, at a clinic called Revival Medical & Aesthetics Centre in Bras Basah Road on March 8, 2019.
They added that Ms Lau, who had no underlying medical conditions, developed EDTA toxicity, which led to cardiac arrest, and she died in Singapore General Hospital (SGH) five days later.
Following a trial, Senior District Judge Ong Hian Sun convicted Chan on Jan 9 of
committing a negligent act that led to her death
.
His mitigation and sentencing will take place in March.
The Singapore Medical Council’s database shows that he is still registered as a medical practitioner.
In their submissions, deputy public prosecutors Jiang Ke Yue and Thaddeus Tan stated that on March 8, 2019, Ms Lau went to the clinic at Esplanade Xchange shopping mall for aesthetic reasons.
Ms Lau Li Ting’s mother at the wake. The prosecution said that Chan Bingyi administered the “dangerous substance” to Ms Lau at “too high a concentration and too quickly” at a clinic called Revival Medical & Aesthetics Centre in Bras Basah Road on March 8, 2019.
PHOTO: LIANHE ZAOBAO FILE
According to Chan, she wanted to reduce fine lines on her forehead.
He added: “For her dried skin on both sides of her face, I recommended a skin booster. For her pores, I recommended her to go for the laser treatment.”
The DPPs added that Chan, who attended to her, agreed to perform a “chelation” treatment, and EDTA was administered intravenously.
