A US-based Nigerian psychiatrist Doctor, Caroline Ekong has been found dead in her Hockessin home. Her death was allegedly orchestrated by her former patient, Christopher Frisk, as a matter of fact, he called in to claim responsibility 30 minutes after her body was found by her daughter.
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A graduate of Medicine at the University of Ibadan, the 55 year-old worked as an attending psychiatrist at the Rockford Center, a private psychiatric facility in Delaware. Investigators said he plotted her death for at least a year before stabbing her severally in her home last week Wednesday.
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The 21 year-old suspect in Google review of a local mental health facility on Nov. 22, 2014 mentioned being “imprisoned” against his will at the facility by Ekong. “The person who imprisoned me was Caroline Ekong, whose ego is so large that she would never be able to admit doing something wrong,” He wrote. Documents in his parents home also revealed he was “obsessed” with the medical practitioner.
The 21 year-old suspect in Google review of a local mental health facility on Nov. 22, 2014 mentioned being “imprisoned” against his will at the facility by Ekong. “The person who imprisoned me was Caroline Ekong, whose ego is so large that she would never be able to admit doing something wrong,” He wrote. Documents in his parents home also revealed he was “obsessed” with the medical practitioner.
Dr Caroline got married September 2014 and is survived by a daughter and son, mother and her husband, John Etim. She was described by a social worker Chris Park whom she worked with for 4 years as a mentor.
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| Caroline Ekong on her wedding day last year |
“She was very professional and dedicated to her work. She commanded excellence from her treatment team. She was direct, but respectful of people’s self-determination, independence and experience.” Chris added.
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Frick has been charged with first-degree murder, first-degree burglary, possession of a deadly weapon during the commission of a felony, home invasion and possession of burglary tools.
Frick has been charged with first-degree murder, first-degree burglary, possession of a deadly weapon during the commission of a felony, home invasion and possession of burglary tools.