The Sunday News
Los Angeles — A Los Angeles-area doctor convicted of murder for prescribing exorbitant quantities of painkillers that left a dozen patients dead was sentenced on Friday to 30 years to life in prison. The conviction of Dr Hsiu-Ying “Lisa” Tseng and her long prison sentence are rare for a doctor in the US. Minutes before she was sentenced, Tseng apologised in court to the families of her dead patients and others who became addicted to prescription drugs under her care.
“I suffer every day from the impact and I will do everything I can to take responsibility,” she said. “I have learned a very hard lesson on this that will stay with me forever.”
In handing down the harsh sentence, Los Angeles County Superior Court Judge George Lomeli said he found it egregious that Tseng continued to write reckless prescriptions even after learning her patients were dying. — AP
