The victim and her helper
A woman from Pauline Mugure is currently nursing serious injuries
after being burnt by her husband for allegedly having an affair with
another man.
after being burnt by her husband for allegedly having an affair with
another man.
According to reports, the victim was burnt with a stove and boiling
stew and has been moving from one hospital to another with no reprieve
due to the doctors’ strike in Kenya, which has forced the hospital to
discharge her before she had fully recovered.
stew and has been moving from one hospital to another with no reprieve
due to the doctors’ strike in Kenya, which has forced the hospital to
discharge her before she had fully recovered.
The mother-of-one who had remained in a coma for almost a month and a half after being admitted at the hospital, said: “When the strike started [on December 5 last year], I was discharged and asked to go heal at home.”
The woman who got serious burns from the incident that happened in
September 2016, said she cannot get further treatment because doctors
are on strike, adding that she could not afford private hospital fees.
September 2016, said she cannot get further treatment because doctors
are on strike, adding that she could not afford private hospital fees.
“He had come home with meat and while I was cooking it he took
my phone and found a text message in which a male friend had invited me
for a cup of tea.
my phone and found a text message in which a male friend had invited me
for a cup of tea.
“We quarreled and after a few minutes he picked the stove, threw it at me and it exploded on my upper body,” she said.
The victim’s mother , Jane Wanjiku
However, with the help of a well wisher, Pauline is set to undergo
further medication and later for a reconstructive surgery in India.
further medication and later for a reconstructive surgery in India.
Pauline’s Mother, Jane Wanjiku welcomed the kind gesture but urged
the striking medics to consider resuming on duty to avoid more patients
dying or suffering in their homes.
the striking medics to consider resuming on duty to avoid more patients
dying or suffering in their homes.
Pauline’s husband, Francis Kimani is still at large as he fled away with their 2-year-old daughter.
Investigations have been launched into the incident.