The Caroline Ekong Case: Psychiatrist Is Brutally Murdered By a Patient

Do professionals dealing with mentally ill patients deserve more protection?

[Hockessin, Delaware]

Dr. Caroline Ekong (55) was a double-board certified children’s and adult psychiatrist predominantly raised in Nigeria. While attending school in Nigeria, she took a large liking to the concept of education, trying her best in her classes, and succeeding with great grades. Her passion and meticulous manner when it came to excelling in classes allowed her to flourish in her education journey, especially as she chose her occupation to be a helpful psychiatrist. Apart from helping vulnerable patients, she embraced being a mother as her number one role. Among all of the educational success, she would never hesitate to say her two daughters were her ultimate accomplishment — the jewels to her crown, actually.

In 2012, she saw a patient by the name of Christopher Frick (22). He was diagnosed with Aspergers syndrome, a form of autism, when he was younger and ultimately experienced more stressful mental struggles as he grew older. Reports from his previous doctors indicated Christopher suffered from a range of illnesses, including schizophrenia, schizoaffective disorder, psychosis, and obsessive compulsive disorder. As Dr. Ekong…