Hongchi Xiao, an alternative healer, has been jailed for 15 years for the manslaughter by gross negligence of Danielle Carr-Gomm, a diabetic patient who died after attending Xiao's Paida Lajin therapy workshop.
An alternative healer who failed to get medical help for a diabetic grandmother who died after she stopped taking insulin at his slapping therapy workshop has been jailed for 15 years.
The trial heard that Mrs Carr-Gomm, who was diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes in 1999, had sought alternatives to her insulin medication for type 1 diabetes because of her vegetarianism and fear of needles. The trial heard Mrs Carr-Gomm became seriously ill after stopping her insulin medicine after first attending the retreat in July before she restarted and subsequently recovered.
A chef at the workshop, Teresa Hayes, told jurors Mrs Carr-Gomm was 'delirious' and 'frothing at the mouth' before she died, adding that she wanted to call an ambulance but trusted those with more experience of the holistic healing method. The art of slap therapy is claimed to be a method of self healing which promises to improve blood circulation and release toxins from the body.
Many medical practitioners have criticised the practice, saying that it causes bruises and results in broken blood vessels. On his attitude towards medication at his workshops, he added: 'First of all, I said I'm not a medical doctor, so everyone is responsible for their own medication. Secondly, I'm not fully against medicine, what I'm concerned about is the side effect of the medicine.'
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