Baby Falls From Abuja Hospital’s Top Floor, Dies

It was learnt yesterday  that   a three-month-old baby has died after falling from the first floor of the Garki General Hospital, Abuja.

One of the  security guard at the hospital said  that the mother of the baby and two others were on their way to the emergency ward when the incident occurred.

He said, “A woman along with two others were on the top floor, rushing to the emergency ward, when the baby she was carrying, slipped from her grip and fell to the ground floor. The baby’s neck got broken in the process and died.”

The Medical Director of the hospital, Dr. Adamu Onu, refused to give details of what happened when he was contacted for comment.

When asked if the matter was reported to the police, the MD said patients were entitled to their privacy and he would not divulge any information to this newspaper.

Punch news.com