ABELA MSIKULA
HARDLY
five days after the ‘Sunday News’ reported the brutal treatment of a
three-year old boy in the hands of his grandmother at Kitunda, in Dar es
Salaam, the Muhimbili National Hospital (MNH) has decided to also come
to the rescue of his twin sister.
John
Issaya (not his real name) was last weekend freed from the ‘shackles’
of her merciless grandmother by neighbours and police officers after a
Good Samaritan tipped the ‘Daily News’ of their agony.
In
their narration, Issaya was being subjected to routine torture to the
extent that his genital was almost severed off and that made them become
concerned.
After
police procedures were completed for his admission to the hospital for
treatment and related cares, the institution on the other hand, decided
to trace his twin sister-Jane (not her real name), for the medical
check-ups and treatment.
According
to Nurse in-Charge at MNH’s Children Unit, Ms Josephine Mushi, her
preliminary investigation showed that she was also going through the
same maltreatment that rendered frail and not able to walk properly.
“Apart
from reading the newspaper, the twins’ mother expressed her anxiety as
if she knew nothing about her daughter’s whereabouts, let alone
receiving any medical assistance.
After
all, from what we experienced on Issaya’s case, we guessed that Jane
also required intensive medical attention that has come out to be true,”
she said.
“Apart
from fresh wounds in their bodies, the twins were also found severely
malnourished,” Ms Mushi further said. She pointed out that John arrived
at their institution last Thursday night and speaking in low voice, told
the ‘Daily News’ that their grandmother was constantly beating them.
Reached
for a comment, the twins’ mother, Ms Pendo John said her son confided
to her that his grandmother routinely inflicted injuries on his back and
private parts using a hot knife.
She
further said that John’s chance of recovering his manhood was subject
to pending medical tests ongoing at the hospital. “However, I have
started to realise that my son cheated death.
Service
providers have really played their part to save his life, and they
confirmed that he requires intensive investigation,” she added.
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