In the agreement, the teacher and the school are to pay the sum in two installments, beginning on December 2, 2024, and concluding on March 2, 2025. Additionally, the court instructed that the teacher and the school must continue covering Obadia’s medical treatment until he fully recovers.
Obadia was beaten in September 2023 and admitted at Soroti Regional Hospital, from where he was discharged in February without any improvement. But his family failed to raise enough money for his specialised treatment, leaving him to rot at home.
URN followed the matter and discovered that the patient was discharged from Soroti Regional Referral Hospital before he could receive the required treatment and surgery.
The teacher walks free while Abraham Obadia battles pain at Soroti Regional Referral Hospital's bed. Doctors say Obadia may require an expensive surgery if he is to get back on his feet.