A California doctor is accused of letting a patient die, only so he could steal the man’s valuable Rolex watch without anyone noticing. The patient, Jerry Kubena Sr, a retired Manteca police lieutenant, was admitted to the hospital on June 1st for a heart attack. When he entered the medical center, nurses noticed that he was wearing a nice watch. When doctor Cleveland James Enmon pronounced him dead, the staff noticed Kubena’s watch was missing and that their was a noticeable watch-shapped bulge in Enmon’s pocket.
Kubena’s children have filed a wrongful death suit against Enmon, stating that he intentionally let their father die in order to pocket the watch. According to the suit: “Once defendant Enmon formed the intent to steal decedent’s watch, he abandoned his efforts to resuscitate decedent, leaving decedent to die so that he would not be around to reclaim his watch.”
Wrongful death lawsuits are a terrible thing to go through, which is why it is always so important to immediately contact an Orange County personal injury attorney who can help you get through the legal complexities, so you can focus on the grieving process.
To read more about this terrible crime, read the full article in The SF Weekly. Image Via jurvetson [Flickr]