Mother of son with bullet in head died shielding him
What you need to know:
- She said they did not know when they would bury her daughter because they were still waiting for Osinya to undergo surgery. Unfortunately, the hospital lacks a neurosurgeon according to a doctor who sought anonymity.
- Other survivors appealed to the government to help them offset their medical fees and get their lives back.
The cries of a baby in pain pierce your ears as you enter the females ward at the Coast General Hospital.
A one-and-a-half-year-old baby with a bullet lodged in his skull is on a bed in ward eight wailing uncontrollably, staring at people probably wondering where his mother is or why people are looking at him.
His survival is a story beyond words. When the gunmen entered the church in Likoni and started firing, his mother tried to protect him, but the bullet that killed his mother exited and hit him in the head.
Satrine Osinya is among the survivors of the church attack which claimed the life of his mother Veronica Osinya. His grandmother Wilbroda Ayoti is with him at the hospital, but the wailing is overwhelming her.
“I don’t know what to do any more, the bullet lodged in his brain is making him irritable and when he cries, he makes it worse as the bullet cause him more pain,” said Ayoti.
LUCKY ESCAPE
She said they did not know when they would bury her daughter because they were still waiting for Osinya to undergo surgery. Unfortunately, the hospital lacks a neurosurgeon according to a doctor who sought anonymity.
Osinya’s aunt Consolata Auma is still in shock and cannot believe that a sister she had just talked to and was planning to visit was dead.
“I received the news of the death of my sister through a caller informing me that there was an accident in Likoni. When I called her, she did not pick up. I called her second born child who said he was rushing to the scene,” she said.
Ayoti added that her sister was a breadwinner and sold vegetables for a living.
Other survivors appealed to the government to help them offset their medical fees and get their lives back.
Those recuperating at Coast General Hospital in Mombasa said they do not know how to rebuild their lives after the injuries.
Mr Peter Kandiega, a 38-year-old casual labourer with seven children, could not believe his luck after a bullet which went through his left thigh and left hand, left him alive.
He was not a regular at the church and had been invited by his wife’s pastor to visit for repentance.
He was not alone in the lucky escape as Mr Austin Maloba, a 34-year-old father of one, survived with his wife Diana, after the shooting.
His wife was shot on the left hand and leg. Both are recuperating in hospital.
