INFANT CORPSE ‘MISSING’ FROM ONDO SPECIALIST HOSPITAL MORGUE
“When the family of the deceased got to the hospital mortuary to collect the remains of the dead, they only saw the body of the mother and the placenta but they could not find the baby’, an eyewitness said
Penpushing further reports that, an official of the hospital said, “The mortuary attendants could not explain how it happened. The mortuary attendants will be questioned by the police in the State to unravel the mystery surrounding the missing body’
The eyewitness stated further that following the ugly development, the family members of the deceased created a scene at the hospital premises, and consequently reported the matter at the police station.
Penpushing also reports that, the Ondo State Police Command Public Relations Officer, Femi Joseph, confirmed the incident, adding that no suspect arrested so far, but assured that the hospital officials would be invited for questioning.
“We have not made any arrest for now but we have commenced investigation into the matter. We will invite the workers of the hospital, especially those working in the mortuary section, ”the police spokesman said.
The Ondo State Commissioner for Health, Wahab Adegbenro, while reacting to the incident said the matter had been handed over to the police for investigation, stating, “We have handed the mortuary attendants to the police to do the investigation. We will be waiting for their investigation’.
