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Manchester Evening News
Manchester Evening News
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Andrew Bardsley

Hospital bosses apologise to family of mum killed by doctor during 'routine' procedure and say lessons have been learned

Hospital bosses have apologised to the heartbroken family of a mum-of-three killed by a negligent doctor. Shahida Parveen died after attending the Royal Oldham hospital for a 'routine' bone marrow biopsy.

Three years earlier, Dr Isyaka Mamman had left a 64-year-old man permanently disabled after carrying out the same procedure. Mrs Parveen, 48, died after Dr Mamman pressed on with a 'highly dangerous procedure' without her consent.

She had been referred to the doctor, aged 81 the time, for a biopsy to confirm a potential medical diagnosis.

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