Court of Appeals of Georgia August 27, 2012, A12A1141 (Pak v. Georgia Department of Behavioral Health & Developmental Disabilities)

Ray, Judge.

Myong Hui Pak died on February 11, 2009, as a result of burn injuries inflicted by her adult daughter, Na Yong Pak. Myong Hui Pak’s son, Chin Pak, individually and as the administrator of his mother’s estate, filed a wrongful death action against the Georgia Department of Behavioral Health & Developmental Disabilities (“DBHDD”), alleging that his mother’s death resulted from the