Florida plastic surgeon who waited to call 911 as wife had cardiac arrest on his operating table is charged with homicide
A Florida surgeon was charged in his wife’s death after she went into cardiac arrest on his operating table and he hesitated to call 911, according to the Santa Rosa County Sheriff's office.
A Florida surgeon was charged in his wife’s death after she went into cardiac arrest on his operating table and he hesitated to call 911, according to the Santa Rosa County Sheriff's office.
Benjamin Brown, 41, was arrested Monday on a homicide and negligent manslaughter charge, the sheriff's office said in a news release.
Deputies responded to the Restore Plastic Surgery clinic in Gulf Breeze on Nov. 21, 2023 for a medical emergency. Benjamin Brown was operating on Hillary Brown, who became unresponsive and began having a seizure while receiving multiple procedures.
She was taken to a hospital where she was put on life support, according to the sheriff's office. She died a week later.
"After an extensive investigation in conjunction with the District One Medical Examiner’s Office and the State Attorney’s Office, our detectives requested a warrant for the arrest of Dr. Benjamin Brown," the sheriff's office said.
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