Man sues over loss of financial support after wife's liposuction death

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The family of a pharmaceutical company executive, who died at the age of 44 following a liposuction procedure in 2013, lost a substantial source of financial support as a result of her death, her husband has said.

He made the claim in a medical negligence suit in the High Court against the surgeon who carried out the operation.

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A version of this article appeared in the print edition of The Straits Times on July 15, 2020, with the headline Man sues over loss of financial support after wife's liposuction death. Subscribe