Naturopathic Clinic Employee Says She Told Mother to Seek Medical Care
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LETHBRIDGE: A second witness took the stand in the trial of David and Collet Stephan, saying she advised the mother to take her son to a doctor.
The trial is centered around the death of 18-month old Ezekiel Stephan, who died of meningitis in 2012. His parents, David and Collet, face a charge of failing to provide the necessities of life
Lexie Vataman testified Wednesday that she was working at the Lethbridge Naturopathic Medical Clinic on March 13, 2012, when Collet called, saying her child might have meningitis and they needed something to boost his immune system. While Vataman acknowledged that she has no medical training, she says she suggested they take the child to a medical doctor. When Collet responded that a nurse had already seen him, Vataman went to the clinic’s doctor to ask what she would suggest. She stated that the doctor recommended an echinacea mixture, which the Stephans later picked up.
After returning home that evening, Ezekiel stopped breathing, and died several days later in a Calgary hospital.
