Free State hospital leaves premature baby in cold sluice room for six hours
11 July 2016 - 08:19
For six hours premature baby Ethan Barnard lay alive and alone in a cold Free State hospital sluice room.Ethan was born at 1am on June 21 at Welkom's Bongani Hospital weighing 750g. He was just 26 weeks and five days old when born.His mom Cindy was allowed to hold him for only 15 minutes before she was told he would not make it and he was taken from her arms.
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