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A doctor charged over the death of a patient faces extradition to Britain after she was arrested in the US. | A doctor charged over the death of a patient faces extradition to Britain after she was arrested in the US. |
Priya Ramnath left the UK in 1998, days after allegedly injecting Patricia Leighton, from Staffordshire, with adrenaline against colleagues' advice. | Priya Ramnath left the UK in 1998, days after allegedly injecting Patricia Leighton, from Staffordshire, with adrenaline against colleagues' advice. |
Manslaughter charges were brought against Dr Ramnath, 39, but the Crown Prosecution Service missed a deadline to apply for her extradition. | Manslaughter charges were brought against Dr Ramnath, 39, but the Crown Prosecution Service missed a deadline to apply for her extradition. |
She was arrested in Lufkin, Texas, after new regulations were introduced. | She was arrested in Lufkin, Texas, after new regulations were introduced. |
'Without incident' | 'Without incident' |
A Staffordshire Police spokesman said Dr Ramnath, who is originally from India, was taken into federal custody after her arrest outside a hospital in Lufkin, where she had been working as an anaesthetist. | |
"We are liaising closely with the CPS and, via the CPS, with the relevant US authorities in respect of extradition," the spokesman added. | "We are liaising closely with the CPS and, via the CPS, with the relevant US authorities in respect of extradition," the spokesman added. |
The arrest was carried out by the US Marshals Service, which said mother-of-two Dr Ramnath had been in the Lufkin area for about six months. | The arrest was carried out by the US Marshals Service, which said mother-of-two Dr Ramnath had been in the Lufkin area for about six months. |
A statement said: "Dr Ramnath was arrested without incident on a warrant from Great Britain." | A statement said: "Dr Ramnath was arrested without incident on a warrant from Great Britain." |
Her lawyer said she had not known about the charge before she was taken into custody. | Her lawyer said she had not known about the charge before she was taken into custody. |
Mrs Leighton, 51, from Burntwood, was undergoing treatment for an infected bunion at Staffordshire General Hospital when she died on 22 July 1998. | Mrs Leighton, 51, from Burntwood, was undergoing treatment for an infected bunion at Staffordshire General Hospital when she died on 22 July 1998. |
She was monitored by an intensive care team because of a shortage of beds in other wards, but complications arose when her blood pressure fell and medics suspected septicaemia in her foot. | She was monitored by an intensive care team because of a shortage of beds in other wards, but complications arose when her blood pressure fell and medics suspected septicaemia in her foot. |
In 2004, a coroner ruled that she had been unlawfully killed. | In 2004, a coroner ruled that she had been unlawfully killed. |
The CPS began extradition proceedings in 2002 following a lengthy police investigation. | The CPS began extradition proceedings in 2002 following a lengthy police investigation. |
When it became clear the case would not be ready within five years of Mrs Leighton's death, the CPS suggested that a protective warrant be applied for, extending the time limit on extradition. | When it became clear the case would not be ready within five years of Mrs Leighton's death, the CPS suggested that a protective warrant be applied for, extending the time limit on extradition. |
But the faxed instruction did not arrive in time. | But the faxed instruction did not arrive in time. |
The arrest of Dr Ramnath comes after measures were ratified allowing British subjects to be extradited from the US if the usual time limit has passed. | The arrest of Dr Ramnath comes after measures were ratified allowing British subjects to be extradited from the US if the usual time limit has passed. |