Accused woman, pharmacist granted bail

Edmund Severin
Edmund Severin

Bail has been granted to pharmacist Edmund Severin of Check Hall and Elizabeth Nelson of Gutter village who were arrested and charged in connection with the discovery of a fetus in Gutter Village on July 9.

Severin face a charge of “unlawfully supplying an obnoxious thing” to procure a miscarriage.

He recieved bail in the sum of $15,000 while Nelson, $50,000.

The incident is alleged to have occurred between July 4-12, 2013.

It is reported that Severin may have sold medication to Nelson and performed a procedure on her.

Both did not enter pleas since the matter is an indictable offense.

The prosecution led by inspector Claude Weekes did not object to bail.

Ernest V. Letang stood as surety for both persons in the sum of EC$65.000.

The prosecution, as part of the bail conditions, requested that Nelson report to Roseau police station twice weekly, not to interfere with prosecution witnesses and surrender her passport and to inform police of any change of address.

The same conditions also applied to Severin.

Wayne Norde is lawyer for both accused.

Severin told the court that his passport has expired and so he is prohibited from applying for one.

The Prelimanary Inquiry is set for 24 October, 2013.

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74 Comments

  1. hell hath no furry!
    July 31, 2013

    was the drug over the counter?or only prescribed by a doctor? Is that drug illegal in dominica? If it’s legal and over the counter where did he go wrong?
    the woman was just plain dumb in my oopinion.

  2. issues
    July 31, 2013

    francisco i believe you have it wrong here. this man does not have a sign up saying that he does abortions she is of age and she went to his establishment and sought his help to abort her baby. he should not have done it but she was 5months pregnant that means she was desperate and needed help they should find the baby father and charge him for abandoning his unborn child too. 3 people committed this crime.

  3. ange
    July 31, 2013

    That is if she had know who the father of that child was ,! I fill sorry for the baby

  4. SMH
    July 31, 2013

    Imagine I never knew pharmacist used to be giving people “thing” to have abortions. I thought is only the Doctors that use to do them thing!

    People do you all know the most highly performed procedures in the world? Abortions! And D/ca has a high percentage of abortions taking place.

    It have certain Doctors out there that just waiting for them young children to come to do that procedure because that is big money industry for them! hhmmm

    Edmond Severin, a pharmacist was charged for selling medicine which resulted in an abortion and that Doctor in the heart of Roseau terminating pregnancies in his office! hhhmmmm

    After a time Roseau may be hunted! All them babies have to hunt all you!

    Wicked people! ABORTION IS WRONG!!!

    IT IS UNETHICAL!!!!!!!!!!

  5. Krazy
    July 31, 2013

    at least she could have buried the infant instead of throwing him in the gutter as a piece of trash… at least she won’t be in that mess right now.

  6. Francisco Telemaque
    July 31, 2013

    “He recieved bail in the sum of $15,000 while Nelson, $50,000.”

    There are so many things wrong with our system, it becomes very difficult to believe what we hear see, and read. I do not have anything against the pharmacists, nor the woman who solicited his help aborting her child.

    However, what is puzzling to me is that the bail for the abortionist is fifty($50,000.00) thousand dollars, while the pharmacists bail is fifteen ($15,000.00) thousand dollars. Let us face it; if we are talking about a crime, they are both equally involved; they are both willing participants in the same crime, so why the special treatment to the pharmacists; the same leniency is not extended to the woman Nelson.

    If anything the law should deal more harshly with the pharmacists, because he is not a medical doctor, he does not have a medical license to practice medicine, therefore he has no authority to prescribe any sort of medicine to any person which is intended to effect an abortion!

    The only authority he has is to dispensed the medication as prescribe by a medical doctor; he can only inform a patient how the medication must be taken, according to the doctors’s opinion, and the medical guide which accompany’s every medication. In ay event he should provide what is term a Medication Guide with the medication to the patients which the patients can read, and understand the side effects.

    I know that is not done in Dominica, but here in America, it is mandatory that this guide is made available, especially if one is about to take the medication for the first time.

    Now I know in Dominica anything goes, they simply tells you take this so many times per day, and you do not even know if the first dose is going to kill you; but anyway this pharmacist is more at fault than the woman who sort his help in this illegal abortion.

    His bail should be more than fifty thousand dollars, since he play doctor prescribing medication when he is not a trained medical doctor, their is a vast difference in a pharmacist, and a medical doctor.

    Francisco Etienne-Dods Telemaque

    • Anonymous
      July 31, 2013

      i so agree.i believe was mentally distraught and needed help. she had an unwanted pregnancy and was not thinking clearly he had not right to administer or prescribe any medication. in my opinion if he has a license it should be taken away. send the lady to a doctor.i am not condoning what the lady did am jus saying she was in a vulnerable state.

  7. accountant
    July 31, 2013

    hahahahhahahahahaha, i know some guy parents who wanted to pay a doctor to perform an abortion on a young lady.. hahahahahahah. Though the girl told the parent that the doctor said it was a risky job and chances are she could loose her life the parent told her” well try it still and see what happens, its better to try than to have the child raise up in this hard economical crisis” wat a ting buoy. Bet the parent never abort none of their children though. SMH!!!! give the girl a break to leave her life with her kids.. mouth open they will eat!!!

  8. DA massive
    July 31, 2013

    this man is known for this!! THAT IS ALL!

  9. True
    July 31, 2013

    That woman from Fond Cole that threw the fetus in the Garbage bin got away with murder. She should have been charged like Nelson. She is lucky the garbage truck had already hauled the skip away. Hope her concious beat her

  10. onlooker
    July 31, 2013

    Some of all u too dam wicked….all u does go n beg them ppl to help all u and when they do a kick they gettin…the woman mayb all tell the man she 1 month pregnant…who knows…all u always quick to judge

  11. July 31, 2013

    This woman should have known better. Already you didn’t use protection and you still go and get illegal procedure so late in the pregnancy to get rid of the child. You well wicked and deserve whatever punishment they send your way.

  12. justice
    July 31, 2013

    Why would you risk your practicing license like that Mr. Severin? I worked in a pharmacy and customers ALWAYS use to be angry because the pharmacist refuse to prescribe anything to them. Yall got to learn a Pharmacists is NOT a doctor!

    • justice
      July 31, 2013

      Yes those that give the thumbs down are the same ones who go under the table with pharmacist and other ppl to get medication instead of going to a DOCTOR to get diagnosed correctly. Smh…sometimes we too like short cut that’s why we find ourselves in jams like this.

  13. trolol
    July 31, 2013

    Supplying an “obnoxious thing,” I’m freaking done.

    • No name
      July 31, 2013

      Severin face a charge of “unlawfully supplying an obnoxious thing”???? Really? That’s the best phrasing they could come up with????????

  14. Lil Bo-Pip
    July 31, 2013

    This one Pharmacist got caught, but this is a side job well known to be practiced in Dominica by many Pharmacists. No name no warrant. All you women in Massacre know what I’m talking about. I hope this “MISCARRIAGE” sends a strong message to all so-called Pharmacist in Dominica. Also, ask for God’s forgiveness for all the “MISCARRIAGES” you all caused. I have a pander that is a Pharmacist and well loved in the village. He better tell those girls, “sorry, I cannot help you again”. I would hate to see him in Jail.

  15. ?
    July 31, 2013

    holy smoke!

  16. OverSeer
    July 31, 2013

    This story highlights the need for effective contraception within the public health system. While everyone blames this woman, no one looks at the judicial system and its failure to protect and support single women. No one has looked at the father who in-advertently consented to the abortion by his mere absence. Women are responsible for > 90% of the duties when it comes child-rearing and child raising with little financial support from the male partner. Many of the young women in our country are sexually active without the use of effective birth control. There clearly needs to be more education about the issues that are facing these women and instead of being judgemental, we should seek to understand their story and implement changes in the legal infrastructure of the country to provide support!

  17. new lots/riverdale
    July 31, 2013

    i think this publicity has brought more business for mr severin… it would’ve been better to keep his name private lol…. cause i done took down name and business already lol :-P

  18. My 2 Cents
    July 31, 2013

    ‘The Fear of the Lord is the begining of Wisdom’. People have absolutely “NO FEAR of GOD”! This pharmacist should have known better, at least to run that woman away from him, knowing too well he has a pass history, when she came seeking his assistance to commit such an act. One day for the thief, one day for the guard. Something had to stop you Mr Pharmacist! The both of you has no regard for Life! ‘The Love of Money is the Root of ALL EVIL’!! hmmm

  19. Megso
    July 31, 2013

    I guess the lottery money mus be finish by now..

  20. pinky
    July 31, 2013

    The woman sell u out and both of u have the same lawyer, same surety. same baby too man. hello I just asking a question I not saying is that.

  21. New
    July 31, 2013

    If that’s the same person, she should have taken that child to Cynthia right there in gutter village, Cynthia toke care of this girl first child for her,

  22. New
    July 31, 2013

    People is this the girl we call puss in Gutter?

  23. Caribbean (Lucian)
    July 31, 2013

    Oh my this is crazy, what happen to birth control? smh Is this the pharmacist who operate the small pharmacy on the same street with Scotia Bank in town?

  24. sweet mango
    July 31, 2013

    Why can’t Dominicans get it right. 8-O

  25. papa
    July 31, 2013

    I know di man u know.. long time this man doing that.. I’ve heard so many stories about him.. Now seeing what happen other doctors like F and P will stop helping others..

  26. Archivist
    July 31, 2013

    Wait, the person who administered and performed the procedure, gets less bail than the person who received the service. Ebeah, what a country.

  27. I'm in labour
    July 31, 2013

    A A, that’s where the female red clinic money going den-straight to the abortion clinic den.

    Lazy man’s budget.

  28. Peter Karam
    July 30, 2013

    The Govt allow a Pharmacist to Import certain ladies drugs to have an abortion, customs allows him to import, customs allows the Pharmacist to pay his duty and to put it on his shelf for sale to ladies legally,

    so how de she buy her pill abort her fetus and u charging Mr Eddie Severin of today’s pharmacy. ? How de hell de man Guilty, what did he do illegal. dat is so sick and krazie. Eddie get a blasted good attorney an sue der nenen. U are a legal pharmacist selling legal drugs allowed and imported legally. the drugs were not smuggled in and are not illegal.

    • Anonymous
      July 31, 2013

      Mr karam , with all due respect to you , he breach ethical procedures . Firstly , all these drugs are only suppose to be dispensed by prescriptions only , secondly when they are dispensed , the pharmacist cannot and shouldn’t administer the drug ( the patient should based on consul of the doctor / prescriber ) and thirdly , as a registered pharmacist he erred . I do feel sorry that he may loss his license due to this case .

    • winston warrington
      August 1, 2013

      This is not about the legality or illegality of a drug. All drugs and poisons are legal when administered in compliance with the law; this is an illegal act committed in collusion by the two perps. Economics lies at the foundation of this heinous act; economic gain for one and economic relief for the other.

  29. Texan
    July 30, 2013

    Lol,lil bo pip.but really,this isn’t a laughting matter.y is dominica so backward,thats murder.from 20 weeks the baby can feel.see america just signed the bill.wake up dominic

  30. WHAT
    July 30, 2013

    we in DA should stop looking up to the so called elite,educated and well raised,all these people know is how to make money and know nothing about what is right,,,,i would also like to mention that for me one of the biggest mass murders that ever exsisted is a doctor that people who want to kill their own children in a nice atmosphere go to.i will say no more because DNO will not authorize it but i will say that one of the best cars in the world is a farrari :-| :-| :-|

  31. help
    July 30, 2013

    May God be with all of us DOMINICAN’S. The devil is alive and well. He has come to steal, kill and destroy.

  32. Lil Bo-Pip
    July 30, 2013

    DNO is screwed up big time. Just see the partiality in posting one woman’s pic but not the other. I have been seeing that one-sidedness about that DNO that many other people are seeing. Be fair to all, or unfair to all. Lest you lose credibility. Delete it if you want.

  33. anonymous2
    July 30, 2013

    Should have gone to planned parenthood and avoided this mess.

    • Justice and Truth
      July 30, 2013

      The problem with some people is, they do not think before they talk and write. I often wonder if they have any common sense. What I do know is, they lack godly enlightenment. God is taking note of our words and actions.
      Face the facts. Either identical or similar with planned parenthood. Those people should be charged. Their office should be shut down. They hand out condoms to whoever wants them and advise them about suppressing having babies.
      Dominica is a Christian country. The government should never have allowed planned parenthood in that country. I do know they have been operating in Dominica for some years. If you knew about planned parenthood, their parent office in the U.S. which has spread throughout the world as in Dominica and its policy, you would not make such a statement.
      Suppression of the birth of babies, future children and adults is a sin.
      Note that married couples are having few babies which cause the population to dwindle. The end result of this is, the third world countries, Asia and Africa of all now populate those progressive countries. They are the ones having babies. Those people who have babies are smart. They know how to take advantage of a situation. Their population is growing.
      Throughout the years America has aborted millions of babies with the government’s approval. No exception Canada and Europe. Those countries are in need of educated, skilled workers because they have aborted many of their future nationals, parents, scientists, doctors, engineers, teachers, etc. They are importing workers from those third world countries.
      This includes their governments. They are in a mess, the majority are visible sinful people as they also legislated so-called same sex marriage, an abomination to the Lord. Some of those politicians are homosexuals and lesbians who promote their lifestyle agenda. If I am aware who they are, at election time, they will never get my vote.
      People of the same sex cannot conceive. It is also a loss of babies and future adults to the world when two men and two women indulge in such an immoral relationship.
      In time, right on this earth and then in eternity, people will pay for their sins against God. The sins of the father (parents) follow their children. This could lead to eternal condemnation, banishment and punishment.
      Keep in mind God does not condemn people. Their lifestyle will condemn them of their own free will.
      Go before God and say, “Should have gone to planned parenthood…” and note what He will tell you and where your soul will end up.
      Planned Parenthood is not beneficial and productive to any country. Woe to their leader, past and present and those who are employed in those offices. They are not doing their country a good service and favor. They are displeasing to the Lord.

    • Employee
      July 31, 2013

      Its amazing how you people just belch out empty bubbles, which planned parenthood are you refering too? thats how all you like to spoil people name. Dominica Planned Parenthood Association DOES NOT do abortions.

      • Justice and Truth
        August 1, 2013

        Planned Parenthood has a reputation for this. They do not personally commit abortions but they refer pregnant women to abortionists. Their US parent company does just that, no doubt wherever there are offices elsewhere in the world.

        As an employee you can tell us what they do. Ask your manager to educate Dominicans about their policy. I am certain they are curious to know. Tell the truth.

  34. Anon
    July 30, 2013

    LMAO!! “unlawfully supplying an obnoxious thing”!!
    Is de police doctor. Wat you expect? LMAO!!

  35. New
    July 30, 2013

    People is this puss in Gutter?

    • Anonymous
      July 31, 2013

      Yes, she not all there I would say I’ve known her for years

    • Anonymous
      July 31, 2013

      yes she is

    • Concerned
      July 31, 2013

      yes it is

  36. A Voice
    July 30, 2013

    A walking cemetery and a seller of death…

    I hope this unborn gets justice.

  37. lol
    July 30, 2013

    Severin face a charge of “unlawfully supplying an obnoxious thing”

    meh sa ki sa nuh?

  38. always Dominican
    July 30, 2013

    severin u should know better than that. satan is busy and is at work. Afterall man we have been friends for years. U really should not be in that s***.

    These women those days are like sharks and have no respect for themselves neither innocent lives. I spent three weeks in DA and I had to basically restrain myself. They come in all shapes, forms and sizes. men be careful. Love from the US

    • smite
      July 30, 2013

      I hope where u are u will stay there because only angels around u. people like u just causes upset stomach to really true dominicans

      • Justice and Truth
        July 30, 2013

        Tell that to planned parenthood. The amount of condoms they have handed out to nationals throughout the years which caused thousands or millions of Dominican nationals not to be born. And for all of you, as the Lord said: “Let he who is without sin caste the first stone.”
        Their actions were inappropriate, criminal in the eyes of the earthly Law and sinful in the eyes of God.
        How about all of you who lambaste them? People sin in different ways. All are offensive to the Lord. Some of you who say that all sin is sin, classifying them as one and the same, take note.
        You hypocrites, keep your mouths shut and your fingers away from the keyboard. :twisted: :mrgreen: :twisted: :mrgreen: :twisted: :mrgreen: :twisted: :mrgreen: :twisted: :mrgreen: :twisted: :mrgreen:
        Pray for them as you should for yourself and all those in your household.

      • trolol
        July 31, 2013

        There just Immigrants, don’t bother yourself by these peasants.

    • pacem
      July 31, 2013

      you’ve been friends for years and you don’t know what he’s been up to all these years?

    • nonsense!
      July 31, 2013

      @ always dominican.. you should think before commenting.. I am certain that in the US women are worst than in Dominica. It’s not only in Dominica these acts take place. What you are saying makes absolutely no sense. It takes all types to make the world and you will find good and bad everywhere. So don’t go blasting Dominican women like they are the worst in the world

    • Krazy
      July 31, 2013

      @ always Dominican_ u couldn’t be his friend without knowing what’s going on.. bet he didn’t consider u a friend don’t come on dno and proclaim ur friendship to severin.. smdh

  39. no wes pay e may
    July 30, 2013

    it is so sad! some women just dont think. if u dont want to get pregnant, use protection.

  40. friend
    July 30, 2013

    I give up on dominica wii.
    Our new name is “bail” country

    Do any crime in da, bail is granteed!

  41. Archivist
    July 30, 2013

    Wait a minute hre, isnt this the same Severin, who somewhere between 87-89 performed the same procedure on a young lady who a few days later loss her life due to this procedure. He was arrested for the crime and now he is back performing the same act.
    Wow, only in Dominica. DNO, research my facts its in the chronicle archives.

    • A person
      July 30, 2013

      Shut the hell up this man is not a bad person and he would not do anything to hurt anybody

    • Anonymous
      July 30, 2013

      That is true

    • Dominiquen
      July 31, 2013

      He won his case!!! :?:

    • www
      July 31, 2013

      i was depressed and pregnant. he told me he could do it for me too. how he would insert the pill and all. i thought right. my son is in primary school. and i am so proud of him

  42. Lil Bo-Pip
    July 30, 2013

    “Miscarriage” or abortion? that is murder yes!!

  43. Anonymous
    July 30, 2013

    Wait they married nah? Surety and lawyer is the same?

  44. July 30, 2013

    Something smell fishy here. Same person secure bail, same lawyer too. Hmmm!

    • Really!
      July 31, 2013

      You have me cracking. but on another note this is a serious matter.

  45. Lil Bo-Pip
    July 30, 2013

    But how are they saying things are bad in Dominica, when people there can post bail of any amount? I don’t understand that! They must be printing their own money.

    • Hmmmmm
      July 31, 2013

      Bailing someone does not always require money. The court at time ask that a person with a Certificate of Title can use the same to bail someone if they wish.

    • Peacock
      July 31, 2013

      Bail could be cash or property (Certificate of Title). The news item did not state what type of bail was offered.

      • smh
        July 31, 2013

        Aint your business….

    • mona
      July 31, 2013

      print some for me too lol

  46. Siusaidh Caimbeul
    July 30, 2013

    It’s outrageous that a 46 year-old woman should have to subject herself to an illegal abortion. How many women in Waitukubuli/Dominica are dying each year from this totally unnecessary cause?

    • Legalize it
      July 31, 2013

      Thats why they should legalize it. She’d seek the services earlier and in a legal way. Europe, USA, Autrailia, & the civilized world have done it. Nou deriere kon latchay wat.

  47. Lil Bo-Pip
    July 30, 2013

    What I told you all? “gutter village” AGAIN?

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