TRAGEDY struck Kidongo-Chekundu Street
in the West Urban Municipality yesterday as four under-five children suffocated
to death in a parked car, Police and Hospital sources confirmed.
“It
is a misfortune. At around 6pm on Sunday, the police were informed that four
children were missing. Police officers, in collaboration with family members
and residents, immediately started searching and found the children locked
themselves in the car, already dead,” West Urban Regional Police Commander
(RPC) Senior Assistant Commissioner of Police Hassan Nassir said.
He
identified the deceased as Haitham Mustapha Abubakari, Musli Hamza Bakar and
Munawar Mohamed Khamis, all aged two years, and the eldest, Dodo Mohamed, 2.7
years old.
All
the four children were living with their parents in the area. According to the
RPC, the children found the parked car with one of its doors loosely open, and
all entered inside, “It seems, they accidentally locked the door, probably
cried for help, but their voices was unheard outside.”
Some
residents said the children used to play together in the mornings and evenings,
and on the tragedy day, they entered into the car and were trapped in for long
without knowledge of the adults around.
Dr
Marijani Msafiri, a Pathologist who conducted a post-mortem, confirmed that
‘Asphyxia’ due to suffocation, was the main cause of their deaths. “Further
investigation may be required, but the post-mortem shows that the kids
suffocated to death.
It’s
really sad,” Dr Msafiri said, as he appealed to parents to take precautions in
guiding their children, as well as ensuring that idle cars are properly locked.
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