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Fucking Nigger Brother was locked up in jail (for DOING GOOD TOGETHER WITH Pee Sai President) family got no idea. And Hospital any how Humtum another half dead Nigger same age and name, mixed up, ask her consent to pull the life support plug (& HOTA), she said YES OK! So stranger up lorry! Later found out at autopsy said sorry wrong Nigger!
https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/us-news/woman-who-turned-brain-dead-13920020
Woman who turned off 'brain-dead' brother’s life support later told she killed stranger
Grieving Shirell Powell is seeking damages after the incident which resulted in the death off a man she'd never met - while her brother was alive and in jail
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Shirell Powell agreed to turn off her "brain-dead" brother's life support - but the patient was not him (Image: Stephen Yang)
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A grieving sister who agreed to turn off her “brain-dead” brother’s life support was later told she had killed a complete stranger.
Shirell Powell only discovered the man’s true identity when officials performed an autopsy and realised her real sibling was actually alive and in jail.
Now the 48-year-old, right, has filed a lawsuit in New York seeking damages following the hospital mix-up.
Ms Powell, right, said: “I nearly fainted because I killed somebody that I didn’t even know. I gave consent.”
St. Barnabas Hospital in New York, where the incident took place Read More
Her ordeal began in July last year, when a man named Freddy Clarence Williams, 40, was rushed to hospital after an overdose.
Medics phoned saying it was her brother, Frederick Williams, 40, who had been admitted.
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She said: “He had tubes in his mouth, a neck brace. He was swollen... he resembled my brother so much.”
After two days, she claims doctors told her that her “brother” was brain-dead.
Only after an autopsy was the truth revealed. Ms Powell went to her brother’s court appearance to ensure he was still alive and then called him in prison.
Surprised Mr Williams responded: “You were going to kill me?”
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A Woman Took Her 'Brother' Off Life Support. It Wasn't Him
Shirell Powell is suing Bronx hospital after case of mistaken identity
By Jenn Gidman, Newser Staff
Posted Jan 29, 2019 8:21 AM CST
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A horrible mistake. (Getty Images/Korawig)
(Newser) – It's hard enough making the painful decision to take a loved one off of life support, but Shirell Powell is facing the unimaginable reality of having taken a stranger off of it. The case of mistaken identity led to her thinking it was her brother, who she didn't know was actually in a New York City jail, NBC News reports. A man named Freddy Clarence Williams, 40, was admitted to St. Barnabas Hospital in the Bronx on July 15 after a drug overdose, his brain irreversibly damaged. Per its records, the hospital discovered it had treated a Frederick Williams before and called his sister, Powell—but, unbeknownst to the hospital and Powell, they'd called the family of the wrong Fred Williams. Hospital staff, meanwhile, told Powell that her "brother," also 40, was brain dead.
"It was a horrible feeling," she tells the New York Post. Due to all the patient's medical equipment and his swollen appearance, Powell believed it was her brother (even though her sister had initially been skeptical), and she gave the OK on July 29 to take the man off life support; it took nearly three weeks for the medical examiner to discover the mistake, right as they were getting ready to bury the wrong Fred. As for her real brother, still in jail, Powell says when she told him what had happened, he said, "You were going to kill me?" Her lawyer says the hospital, which she's now suing for unspecified damages for severe emotional harm, won't give her info on the deceased Fred Williams. A hospital rep says, "We don't feel there is any merit to this claim." Powell notes, "On the one hand, I'm thankful ... it wasn't [my brother]. On the other hand, I killed somebody [who] was a dad or a brother." (Read more lawsuit
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Brooklyn Woman Pulled Life Support of Total Stranger After Hospital Claimed It Was Her Brother, Lawsuit Says
By Jason Murdock On 1/29/19 at 7:20 AM
NYC Woman Mistakenly Took Stranger Off Life Support
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In a lawsuit, a Brooklyn woman has said she gave consent for a stranger’s life-support to be pulled after a tragic error by New York City's St. Barnabas Hospital.
Shirell Powell, 48, of Kings County, alleged the Bronx hospital mistakenly said her brother, Frederick Williams, had suffered severe brain damage from a narcotics overdose and was not expected to survive. Her real sibling, the suit says, had been arrested and was in jail.
The lawsuit claimed the overdose patient—Freddy Clarence Williams, 40—was admitted under the wrong patient profile, leaving Powell with the impression her brother was on the verge of death. “Frederick Williams and Freddy Clarence Williams are different people,” it said.
The woman's brother is also 40 years old but has no middle name.
The legal action, filed with the Bronx County Clerk on January 18, was first reported by the New York Post. The Defendants are St. Barnabas Hospital and two medical employees.
“As a direct result of defendants breach of the duty owed to the plaintiff, [Powell] authorized the withdrawal of medical treatment to a third party that was not her brother,” noted the lawsuit, which is being handled by the Bronx Supreme Court. “As a direct result of defendants' breach of the duty owed to the plaintiff, plaintiff was under the belief that her brother was dead.”
The filing said it was July 15 last year when Freddy Clarence Williams had been admitted to the hospital in an unconscious state. The man had his social security card on his possession.
The lawsuit said he was labeled under the wrong profile, meaning Powell was contacted as a next-of-kin. Around the same time, a doctor “negligently” said her brother had been admitted. He also said “he did not think that Frederick Williams would make it,” the lawsuit added.
Roughly two days later, Powell was told about the brain damage to the man by a second doctor. She remained at the his bedside until July 29 when life support was withdrawn with the sister’s consent. Throughout this time, the lawsuit said the plaintiff believed he was her brother.
The man, a stranger, was pronounced dead by St. Barnabas Hospital the same day.
Powell told The New York Post the man had strongly resembled her brother but had “tubes in his mouth” and was wearing a neck brace. His body had also been swollen, she said.
It wasn’t until mid-August last year that the city’s Office of the Chief Medical Examiner found the body to be Freddy Clarence Williams, the suit alleged. At the same time, Powell’s brother had been in jail since July after being arrested in lower Manhattan, the New York Post said.
The sister is now seeking damages from the three defendants. “I nearly fainted because I killed somebody that I didn’t even know,” Powell lamented to the New York Post. “I gave consent.”
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“To actually stand over him and watch this man take his last breath—sometimes I can’t even talk about it because I get upset and start crying. On the one hand, I’m thankful that it wasn’t [my brother]. On the other hand, I killed somebody that was a dad or a brother.”
When contacted by the New York Post, hospital spokesman Steven Clark said: “We don’t feel there is any merit to this claim.” The medical examiner said it could not release details of the deceased stranger due to privacy concerns. St. Barnabas Hospital did not immediately respond to request for comment.
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Woman who turned off 'brain-dead' brother’s life support later told she killed stranger
Grieving Shirell Powell is seeking damages after the incident which resulted in the death off a man she'd never met - while her brother was alive and in jail
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A grieving sister who agreed to turn off her “brain-dead” brother’s life support was later told she had killed a complete stranger.
Shirell Powell only discovered the man’s true identity when officials performed an autopsy and realised her real sibling was actually alive and in jail.
Now the 48-year-old, right, has filed a lawsuit in New York seeking damages following the hospital mix-up.
Ms Powell, right, said: “I nearly fainted because I killed somebody that I didn’t even know. I gave consent.”
St. Barnabas Hospital in New York, where the incident took place Read More
Her ordeal began in July last year, when a man named Freddy Clarence Williams, 40, was rushed to hospital after an overdose.
Medics phoned saying it was her brother, Frederick Williams, 40, who had been admitted.
Read More
She said: “He had tubes in his mouth, a neck brace. He was swollen... he resembled my brother so much.”
After two days, she claims doctors told her that her “brother” was brain-dead.
Only after an autopsy was the truth revealed. Ms Powell went to her brother’s court appearance to ensure he was still alive and then called him in prison.
Surprised Mr Williams responded: “You were going to kill me?”
Read More
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A Woman Took Her 'Brother' Off Life Support. It Wasn't Him
Shirell Powell is suing Bronx hospital after case of mistaken identity
By Jenn Gidman, Newser Staff
Posted Jan 29, 2019 8:21 AM CST
60 comments Comments
A horrible mistake. (Getty Images/Korawig)
(Newser) – It's hard enough making the painful decision to take a loved one off of life support, but Shirell Powell is facing the unimaginable reality of having taken a stranger off of it. The case of mistaken identity led to her thinking it was her brother, who she didn't know was actually in a New York City jail, NBC News reports. A man named Freddy Clarence Williams, 40, was admitted to St. Barnabas Hospital in the Bronx on July 15 after a drug overdose, his brain irreversibly damaged. Per its records, the hospital discovered it had treated a Frederick Williams before and called his sister, Powell—but, unbeknownst to the hospital and Powell, they'd called the family of the wrong Fred Williams. Hospital staff, meanwhile, told Powell that her "brother," also 40, was brain dead.
"It was a horrible feeling," she tells the New York Post. Due to all the patient's medical equipment and his swollen appearance, Powell believed it was her brother (even though her sister had initially been skeptical), and she gave the OK on July 29 to take the man off life support; it took nearly three weeks for the medical examiner to discover the mistake, right as they were getting ready to bury the wrong Fred. As for her real brother, still in jail, Powell says when she told him what had happened, he said, "You were going to kill me?" Her lawyer says the hospital, which she's now suing for unspecified damages for severe emotional harm, won't give her info on the deceased Fred Williams. A hospital rep says, "We don't feel there is any merit to this claim." Powell notes, "On the one hand, I'm thankful ... it wasn't [my brother]. On the other hand, I killed somebody [who] was a dad or a brother." (Read more lawsuit
https://www.newsweek.com/new-york-s...irell-powell-freddy-clarence-williams-1309119
Brooklyn Woman Pulled Life Support of Total Stranger After Hospital Claimed It Was Her Brother, Lawsuit Says
By Jason Murdock On 1/29/19 at 7:20 AM
NYC Woman Mistakenly Took Stranger Off Life Support
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In a lawsuit, a Brooklyn woman has said she gave consent for a stranger’s life-support to be pulled after a tragic error by New York City's St. Barnabas Hospital.
Shirell Powell, 48, of Kings County, alleged the Bronx hospital mistakenly said her brother, Frederick Williams, had suffered severe brain damage from a narcotics overdose and was not expected to survive. Her real sibling, the suit says, had been arrested and was in jail.
The lawsuit claimed the overdose patient—Freddy Clarence Williams, 40—was admitted under the wrong patient profile, leaving Powell with the impression her brother was on the verge of death. “Frederick Williams and Freddy Clarence Williams are different people,” it said.
The woman's brother is also 40 years old but has no middle name.
The legal action, filed with the Bronx County Clerk on January 18, was first reported by the New York Post. The Defendants are St. Barnabas Hospital and two medical employees.
“As a direct result of defendants breach of the duty owed to the plaintiff, [Powell] authorized the withdrawal of medical treatment to a third party that was not her brother,” noted the lawsuit, which is being handled by the Bronx Supreme Court. “As a direct result of defendants' breach of the duty owed to the plaintiff, plaintiff was under the belief that her brother was dead.”
The filing said it was July 15 last year when Freddy Clarence Williams had been admitted to the hospital in an unconscious state. The man had his social security card on his possession.
The lawsuit said he was labeled under the wrong profile, meaning Powell was contacted as a next-of-kin. Around the same time, a doctor “negligently” said her brother had been admitted. He also said “he did not think that Frederick Williams would make it,” the lawsuit added.
Roughly two days later, Powell was told about the brain damage to the man by a second doctor. She remained at the his bedside until July 29 when life support was withdrawn with the sister’s consent. Throughout this time, the lawsuit said the plaintiff believed he was her brother.
The man, a stranger, was pronounced dead by St. Barnabas Hospital the same day.
Powell told The New York Post the man had strongly resembled her brother but had “tubes in his mouth” and was wearing a neck brace. His body had also been swollen, she said.
It wasn’t until mid-August last year that the city’s Office of the Chief Medical Examiner found the body to be Freddy Clarence Williams, the suit alleged. At the same time, Powell’s brother had been in jail since July after being arrested in lower Manhattan, the New York Post said.
The sister is now seeking damages from the three defendants. “I nearly fainted because I killed somebody that I didn’t even know,” Powell lamented to the New York Post. “I gave consent.”
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“To actually stand over him and watch this man take his last breath—sometimes I can’t even talk about it because I get upset and start crying. On the one hand, I’m thankful that it wasn’t [my brother]. On the other hand, I killed somebody that was a dad or a brother.”
When contacted by the New York Post, hospital spokesman Steven Clark said: “We don’t feel there is any merit to this claim.” The medical examiner said it could not release details of the deceased stranger due to privacy concerns. St. Barnabas Hospital did not immediately respond to request for comment.
