Baby switch shock: Mother told to bury �wrong� baby

Nyangabgwe has been dragged to court over the matter
Nyangabgwe has been dragged to court over the matter

FRANCISTOWN: A 37-year-old mother, who has sued Nyangabgwe Referral Hospital (NRH) over a possible case of baby swapping, will finally find closure as the hospital has been ordered to perform a DNA test on the corpse the hospital claims is her baby.

The distraught mother, Dineo Bentu, lodged an urgent application before Justice Barnabas Nyamadzabo against NRH demanding the release of medical records, post-mortem report, photo album and a report explaining what caused the death of the child.

Bentu also demanded that the NRH should be ordered to conduct DNA tests on her child, reveal the names of medical doctors or nurses who certified the child dead, and handwritten notes of the decision to that effect, amongst others.

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