Diabetic Danielle Carr-Gomm died after she stopped taking insulin at a Paida Lajin therapy event, which sees patients being slapped or slapping themselves repeatedly
An 'alternative healer' has been jailed for 10 years after a 71-year-old diabetic woman died when she stopped taking insulin at his slapping therapy workshop.
READ NEXT: Met Office issues rare 'danger to life' red warning for parts of UK ahead of Storm Darragh The judge said Xiao made a “token effort” to get her to take her insulin which was too little, too late, and showed “no real sign of clear remorse” as he continues to practice and promote Paida Laijin in prison.
The court heard that she had provided a testimonial for Xiao, describing him as a “messenger sent by God” who was “starting a revolution to put the power back in the hands of the people to cure themselves and to change the whole system of health care”. A chef at the workshop, Teresa Hayes, told jurors she wanted to call an ambulance but trusted those with more experience of the holistic healing method. Mr Atkinson described how the defendant failed to get medical help for Mrs Carr-Gomm before she died in the early hours of the fourth day.
“She always maintained a healthy lifestyle and was adamant that nothing would stop her from living a full life. In recent years, mum was in a great place with a partner, a lovely home and was travelling the world. She had a lot of life left in her.”
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