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A doctor charged with killing a patient with an injection of adrenalin almost 10 years ago has arrived back in the UK from Texas. | |
Priya Ramnath, 39, who moved to the US in 1998, is accused of causing the death of Patricia Leighton, 51, from Staffordshire. | |
After arriving back at Gatwick Airport Ms Ramnath was arrested and charged with gross negligent manslaughter. | |
She was bailed and will next appear at Stafford Crown Court on 7 March. | |
The mother of two, who denies manslaughter, was arrested last November after a new extradition treaty between the US and UK was introduced. | The mother of two, who denies manslaughter, was arrested last November after a new extradition treaty between the US and UK was introduced. |
She waived her right to an extradition hearing at the US district court in Lufkin, Texas, earlier this month. | She waived her right to an extradition hearing at the US district court in Lufkin, Texas, earlier this month. |
Mrs Leighton, from Burntwood, was undergoing treatment for an infected bunion at Staffordshire General Hospital when she died on 22 July 1998. |
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