The vitriol trial continues
The certainty that Ioanna Paliospyrou could have even lost her life due to the amount of caustic liquid that the 36-year-old defendant sprayed against her was expressed by the doctor and director of Plastic Surgery of the Intensive Burn Care Unit at Maria Hospital, Thriasio Hospital. Testifying before the Mixed Jury Court, the plastic surgeon referred in detail to the battle for Ioanna's life during the first surgeries.
“I received Ioanna Paliospyrou on the second day after the attack. Burns take two to three 24 hours to heal so that what we call oligarchic shock does not happen. This can happen in such cases and affect all organs. This is what we tried to avoid in the first days, “said the witness and continued:
“When we put Ioanna in the operating room, we did not know where the acid had reached. The acid goes deep, it could have burned muscles or bones. In the cervix it could have gone to deeper layers. “When I had her operated on, she asked for a vascular surgeon because I was afraid that she might have touched blood vessels and that I could not stop the bleeding.”
Explaining the situation in which Ioanna was in the first days but also what the oligarchic shock means, she clarified: ” She could lose her life, we are also talking about loss of life ” said Mrs. Calophone and complete:
“The lethal dose in vitriol is 10ml, that is, one teaspoon is enough to kill if someone swallows it. It would go down to the esophagus. “
Regarding the extent of the burns, the doctor pointed out:
“It was a deep burn and we could tell it from the first moment. It was completely thick and this means that all the skin has burned and there is no possibility of regeneration. This means that the skin will be made of gray, black and will have to be removed “.
The witness then referred to the fight given to deal with the problem in Ioanna's eye, which performed a total of nine surgeries .
“He had two septic episodes, that is, germs in the blood. “The second episode in early July scared us even more because there was no antibiotic to deal with,” he said characteristically.
Asked by the district attorney about the amount of fluid, the doctor replied: “A fluid that reaches a person in the scalp, chest, large part of the body and finally, as we learned on the floor, we are talking about a large volume . “Think how much water someone would have to throw at you to cover such a surface.”
The witness assessed that the pharmacist's help was “salvation”.
“I wonder how he found the strength from the pain of that moment to reach the pharmacy. I wonder why he did not faint from the pain. “If he had fainted from the pain at the time of the attack and had fallen into the fluid, who knows what would have happened.”
” When the vitriol falls, it releases heat and steam. We know that vitriol came in contact with the airways after it had burned in the nose. If she had taken a deep breath, her life would have been in danger . “Also, if the fluid had continued to work and had not reached the pharmacy to be washed, it would have advanced to the cervix, through which many vessels pass which, if corroded, could lead to death.”
As Ioanna testified last Thursday, her disability rate -according to a public committee- is over 90%, while she is required to wear the mask for the next seven years, at least.
The first three surgeries he underwent were to clean the wounds and remove the charred skin , while in the areas where he has undergone surgery, he has no sensation. Ioanna feeds on a straw, as she can not tighten her lips to chew. For at least ten years the sun is not allowed to see her because of the cuttings.
“I have been certified 90% physical disability and 50% mental disability . Right now after I have overcome the danger of life, they have got skin to cover the burns, I have a hearing problem, I have a surgical wound in my neck, I have wounds in my hands that quite often I can not open, my fingers have joints due to trauma, I have functional and mental problems, which will never be the same as before. “They will need a lot of painful rehabilitation surgeries with all the risks they involve, infections and so on,” he testified before the court.
As Ioanna testified last Thursday, her disability rate -according to a public committee- is over 90%, while she is required to wear the mask for the next seven years, at least.
The first three surgeries he underwent were to clean the wounds and remove the charred skin , while in the areas where he has undergone surgery, he has no sensation. Ioanna feeds on a straw, as she can not tighten her lips to chew. For at least ten years the sun is not allowed to see her because of the cuttings.
The court will continue with the scientists who have been called to testify, as the most experts who have belonged to the medical team for a number of months, such as the ophthalmologists who fought not to lose the sight of the 36-year-old, who will be validly and reliably placed for the most crucial issue for judges. The doctors are expected to highlight the real will of the accused when she set up a cartridge in Ioanna holding a large amount of caustic fluid, with the highlighting of the situation they faced with their patient.
For two key witnesses, the court decides
The Civil Action also awaits the court decision regarding the summoning of two witnesses requested at the previous hearing, persons who according to Ioanna's lawyers are critical to the case as they may shed more light on the psychosynthesis of the accused.
