The mother of Sylvester Oromoni, the Dowen College student who tragically passed away in 2021, Rosemary Oromoni has passed away.
A family source disclosed that she succumbed to an intermittent blood pressure-related illness in late November.
Her death follows a difficult time for the Oromoni family, especially after a special court ruling in April 2024 cleared Dowen College and its staff of any responsibility in Sylvester’s death.
DAILY POST recalls that the 12-year-old’s death on November 30, 2021, became a high-profile case after his parents alleged he was bullied and poisoned at the Lagos-based school.
Initial investigations suggested chemical intoxication as the cause of the child’s death but a second autopsy determined that natural causes stemming from an ankle injury were responsible.
The case led to a lengthy legal and emotional struggle for the family, with the coroner ultimately attributing Sylvester’s death to parental and medical negligence while exonerating the school.
Among the defendants were five teenage boys from Dowen College: Favour Benjamin, Micheal Kashamu, Edward Begue, Ansel Temile and Kenneth Inyang.
Subsequently, all five boys were cleared and released from the juvenile home in 2022.
Sylvester Oromoni: Mother of late Dowen College student, Rosemary dies of heart failure
