About this episode

The episode explores the troubling history of medical malpractice on St Helena, focusing on Dr Sergio and his predecessors.

Could Dr Sergio be part of a bigger picture? Why are some of the doctors who came before him on the island also dogged by horrible stories of malpractice? Luke hears the story of two women on St Helena who suffered badly at the hands of a different surgeon, long before Dr Sergio arrived. To listen to episodes early and ad free, subscribe now on Patreon at patreon/alwaystruecrime.com An Always True Crime Production for Audio Always. This series contains graphic descriptions of medical trauma. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

People in this episode

Host: Always True Crime

Topics covered

• medical malpractice
• island history
• surgeons
• true crime
• medical trauma

Keywords

• Dr Sergio
• malpractice
• St Helena
• surgeons
• medical trauma
• true crime

Mentioned in this episode

Places: St Helena

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