Dad 'destroyed' as newborn 'killed by young boy loose on hospital ward'
The devastated family of a newborn baby girl who died after she was allegedly dropped by an unsupervised child have criticised the hospital where the incident took place.
Zayneb-Cassandra was born prematurely at just seven-and-a-half months, at Jeanne-de-Flandre Children's Hospital in Lille, France. At just a week old, she tragically died from a severe brain injury following a fall on Friday, July 11.
A criminal investigation has been launched after she was rushed to intensive care but died on Tuesday, July 15. The six-year-old boy involved was already flagged as a "disruptive presence" at the hospital when he was found alone with the unconscious baby in the neonatal unit.
Speaking for the first time, her 23-year-old father Mohamed-Hamza said he broke down in tears when his wife told him what had happened to their daughter. The family claim to have not yet received an apology from the hospital, the Mirror reports.
The baby's grandmother Fatma said: "I was the one who had to ask the hospital staff for psychological support for my daughter, who had just lost her child."
Mohamed-Hamza's cousin Karima added the boy believed to have dropped Zayneb was heard describing her as "my doll".
He was the son of another mum on the maternity ward, and had previously been caught going into other rooms and disrupting patients before tragedy struck.
Zayneb's family also hit out at the hospital for its "lack of empathy" in the wake of her death.
Fatma said they have been torn apart by what has happened. She said: "My family is destroyed. My daughter is devastated. Coming home without her baby is inconceivable."
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An investigation has been launched by the juvenile unit of the Lille Judicial Police Service. A spokesperson for prosecutors said: "Investigations are currently underway in this case."
The children's hospital also said it had opened "an internal administrative investigation". A spokesperson said: "This human tragedy has deeply affected the staff and teams of Lille University Children's Hospital, as well as the other families present."
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