Baragwanath Hospital patient takes her own life
The death by suicide of a patient in Baragwanath Hospital was unpredictable and devastating according to Nkosiyethu Mazibuko, the spokesperson for the hospital.
Talk about a tale of giving life and taking it with feet dangling just a few inches from preservation.
The death by suicide of a patient in Baragwanath Hospital was unpredictable and devastating according to Nkosiyethu Mazibuko, the spokesperson for the hospital.
The patient, who made her way to the female disabled person’s toilet just before visiting hours in the hospital could have saved herself if she wanted to because her feet were just a few inches from the toilet seat she stood on after she hung herself in the noose of the gown rope she had used, according to Mazibuko.
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The mother in law of the patient arrived to visit her daughter in law with the newborn baby only to find out the heart throbbing news that her daughter in law had taken her own life, Mazibuko said, “It was very random and unexpected, for now we have offered the families impacted counselling.”
“It is unfortunate that the appalling incident could not be predicted or even suspected, because she went to end her life in the toilets and that’s a very private environment, we cannot even install CCTVs inside the toilets because it invades the right to privacy,” according to Mazibuko.
Looking on the brighter side however, the hospital security managed to arrest a woman who was in an attempt to steal another baby, Mazibuko said, “We are very grateful that this was prevented and it’s thanks to our dedicated and truthful security team. We just would like to even inform the people with newborn babies about the incident so that they can be aware of the people who steal babies.”
Mazibuko concluded that, “Mothers with new born babies must never allow strangers to play with their children because apparently some people are in the business of stealing babies.”
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