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CONFIRMED FATALITYCAUSALITY: ESTABLISHED

Kockengen, Netherlands

September 1, 2017

Carmen Sirola, a Swedish woman, died after being treated with ibogaine by natural healer Sara Glatt at an unlicensed facility in Kockengen, Netherlands. Glatt was convicted of manslaughter and sentenced to 8 years in prison, a sentence upheld through appeal and by the Dutch Supreme Court.

The case went through the full Dutch court system: a first conviction at Utrecht District Court, an appeal at Gerechtshof Arnhem-Leeuwarden which upheld the 8-year sentence, and a final review by the Hoge Raad (Supreme Court), which also upheld the conviction. The same provider, Sara Glatt, was separately linked to an earlier ibogaine-related death that was also addressed by Dutch courts.

Investigation & Causality

Substance Reported
Ibogaine
Exposure Context
Retreat ceremony
Official Manner / Classification
Manslaughter (doodslag), per Utrecht District Court verdict
Ibogaine Causality
Established
Investigation Authority
Rechtbank Midden-Nederland (Utrecht District Court); upheld on appeal by Gerechtshof Arnhem-Leeuwarden and the Hoge Raad (Dutch Supreme Court)
Investigation Outcome
Natural healer Sara Glatt was convicted of manslaughter for the death of Carmen Sirola and sentenced to 8 years in prison. The conviction was upheld on appeal (2020) and by the Hoge Raad, the Dutch Supreme Court.
Family Disputes Findings
No

Case Details

Location
Kockengen, Netherlands
Name
Carmen Sirola
Sex
Female
Nationality
Swedish
Cause of Death (as first reported)
Died following ibogaine treatment administered by an unlicensed natural healer

Sources

Court record
Dutch natural healer gets 8 years for death of Swedish woman
NL Times

“Natural healer Sara G. from Kockengen in Utrecht was sentenced to eight years in prison for manslaughter. The 59-year-old woman treated a Swedish woman with the controversial rehabilitation drug ibogaine, after which the Swedish woman died.”

Court record
Ook in hoger beroep moet natuurgenezeres Sara G. 8 jaar de cel in
RTV Utrecht

“Het hof oordeelde dat G. verantwoordelijk was voor de dood van de Zweedse vrouw Carmen Sirola, die zij behandelde met het omstreden afkickmiddel ibogaine.”

Court record
Hoge Raad: ibogaïne-genezeres terecht veroordeeld
Kwakzalverij.nl

“De Hoge Raad heeft het hoger beroep van natuurgenezeres Sara Glatt verworpen; de veroordeling tot 8 jaar cel voor doodslag blijft in stand.”