Maya Kowalski's trial has been ongoing for the past two months
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THE CASE of Maya Kowalski has been thrown into chaos after the judge dismissed one of the jurors and issued an angry warning to the attorneys.

Maya Kowalski and her family are suing Johns Hopkins All Children’s Hospital for $220 million, claiming the hospital led Beata Kowalski, Maya’s mother, to end her life.

Maya Kowalski's trial has been ongoing for the past two months

Maya Kowalski’s trial has been ongoing for the past two monthsCredit: Court TV
A judge dismissed a juror and berated the attorneys after they failed to submit evidence to a witness

A judge dismissed a juror and berated the attorneys after they failed to submit evidence to a witnessCredit: Court TV

After the attorneys had provided their closing statements, a juror was dismissed, reports Court TV.

Reporters covering the trial revealed that the juror that was dismissed handed a note to the judge, prompting the surprising action.

The juror appears to have been experiencing a possible medical issue that forced them to step out.

In recordings, the judge also appeared to be mad as he addressed the court.

He questioned attorneys multiple times until they revealed that some documentation from the hospital was not provided to the witness testifying about the hospital.

“Did you even provide witness Mr. Anderson with any of this information that we’ve been discussing since Wednesday afternoon?” asked Judge Carroll.

After the attorney replied yes, the judge continued to ask questions.

“We had an issue with what was produced to Mr. Anderson,” said the judge.

“I want you to be very clear as to what was specifically produced to witness Mr. Anderson.”

The case of Maya Kowalski has been ongoing for two months in Sarasota, Florida.

It will be decided by six of the 12 jurors, as is the case with most civil cases in the state.

Jurors have been listening to a lot of information over the course of the trial, including 68 pages of jury instructions ahead of closing arguments.

They will decide if Beata Kowalski’s death could have been prevented by the hospital’s actions.

Maya’s family claims the hospital medically kidnapped and battered her while she was supposed to be in their care.

At the time of the incident, the hospital alerted protective services, who ended up accusing Beata of child abuse due to Munchausen syndrome by proxy, (MSP).

This resulted in Maya being apart from her mother for 87 days, prompting her suicide.

“I’m sorry. But I no longer can take the pain being away from Maya and being treated like a criminal,” read an email written by Beata.

“I cannot watch my daughter suffer in pain and keep getting worse.”

MSP is a mental illness and a form of child abuse when caretakers make up or induce symptoms of an illness in their child, making them sick.

The case has served as the inspiration for the Netflix film Take Care of Maya.

The judge questioned the attorneys about evidence that they failed to submit

The judge questioned the attorneys about evidence that they failed to submitCredit: Court TV
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