THREE-WEEK BABY BURNT ON HAND
Silika Jacob, a 23-year-old mother of Lowlands, Tobago, is seeking answers from medical professionals at the Scarborough Hospital, after her newborn baby daughter Kevisha suffered what appears to be burns to her right hand days after birth at the facility. Officials, however, have been unable to explain what happened. Jacob first appeared on CNC3’s Crime Watch programme on Monday to highlight her problem. In an interview with the T&T Guardian yesterday, Jacob said she was told by medical professionals at the hospital, after Kevisha’s birth on July 18, that she had a breathing problem and was in an incubator. She said...
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