The health ministry sent a team to a nursery in New Jdeideh to unveil the circumstances behind the death of a three-month-old baby boy, Voice of Lebanon radio station (93.3) reported Tuesday.
The National News Agency said Monday that the father of the infant, Fadi Mansour, pressed charges after he was told by the nursery that his son was taken to Arz hospital in Zalka.
The man said he was later surprised to be informed by the hospital that the infant, Charbel, had died.
NNA quoted him as saying that he took the three-month-old to the day care at 7:00 am and when he returned to pick him up at 1:00 pm, the administration informed him about the baby’s transfer to the hospital.
An investigation is underway to find out the circumstances of the infant’s death.
The head of nursery owners syndicate, Charbel Abi Nader, expressed regret at Charbel’s death and extended his condolences to his family.
Abi Nader urged all parties to wait for the results of the investigation and the report of the coroner before taking any stance from the incident.
The coroner’s initial examination said the baby had died of natural causes and there were no signs of violence on his body. Media reports said the final report will be issued after 10 days.
Abi Nader said similar incidents have taken place in some day care centers in Lebanon that had violated legal and administrative rules.
He urged the authorities to force illegal nurseries to obtain the necessary licenses and shut them if they failed to meet the requirements.
No comments:
Post a Comment