The case of two-year-old who died at the Kenyatta National Hospital with fork jembe stuck on his head has taken a new twist.
The Kenyatta National Hospital has hinted that suggested that Baby Travis could have been a victim of a fight involving his parents.
KNH CEO Evanson Kamuri narrated to the Senate Health Committee that the mother, upon learning of her son’s demise, wailed saying her husband had aimed the jembe at her.
The mother had initially said that Baby Travis had been hit on the head with a fork jembe by his elder sibling.
However, KNH CEO stated that the medics who attended to the child doubted if indeed the child was injured while playing with other children.
He called upon further investigations into the incident by an independent body to unravel the truth.
“It is an issue that requires to be investigated by another body. When we informed the woman about the death of her son, she started crying about how her baby had been killed by her husband,” Dr Kamuri told the committee.
He went on: “We are very sorry for what happened but we have also been asking ourselves questions. The injury was severe and it could not have been inflicted by other children while playing.”
The injuries, Dr Kamuri said, were so severe to have been inflicted by a child.
“It was a severe injury that could not have been inflicted by other children while playing. That woman needs to come out clear on what exactly happened. We are very sorry for what happened but we have also been asking ourselves what happened,” he said.
On the circumstances behind the death of Baby Travis, Dr Kamuri said the woman first took the baby to a pharmacy where she was advised to urgently seek treatment from the hospital.
Dr Kamuri defended the hospital explaining that the patient could not have been taken directly to the theatre as he had bled a lot and doctors needed to stabilize him first.
However, KNH CEO stated that the medics who attended to the child doubted if indeed the child was injured while playing with other children.
He called upon further investigations into the incident by an independent body to unravel the truth.
“It is an issue that requires to be investigated by another body. When we informed the woman about the death of her son, she started crying about how her baby had been killed by her husband,” Dr Kamuri told the committee.
