A 36-YEAR-OLD US-based Nigerian cardiologist, Ikenna Erinne, allegedly died by suicide after a court ruled in favour of his ex-wife in a child support case.
The incident reportedly took place on Sunday, January 26. Erinne, an indigene of Anambra State, had been engaged in a lengthy divorce dispute with his estranged wife, mainly concerning the custody of their children.
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He lost the case when a U.S. court mandated him to pay $15,000 in monthly child support.
Clayton Udoh, a Nigerian-American, confirmed the incident in a recent video post on social media, suggesting that the financial pressure from the court’s decision contributed to the doctor’s death.
Part of the video transcribed reads: “In a deeply troubling case, Dr. Ikenna Erinne, an American-trained cardiologist, took his own life after an American court ordered him to pay his ex-wife $15,000 monthly, following a prolonged divorce case.”
Udoh added that the deceased had spent thousands of dollars on legal fees before the court’s ruling and revealed that Erinne also lost his medical license due to the case.
He claimed, “He shot himself. He spent thousands on legal fees—money that went to waste. I’m talking about a process that leaves you impoverished. You go to court, and they take all your money. He lost his license as a cardiologist and was hit with $15,000 a month in child support, plus restricted access to his children.”