A grandmother is calling for help and justice for her three-year-old grandson who was left in the car of a daycare owner on Friday morning and had to then be rushed to the GPHC for treatment.
The toddler’s grandmother, Tajwatie, told this newspaper yesterday that it is customary for the owner of the Joy and Stacy Academy Daycare to pick the child up in the morning to take him to the daycare and bring him home at midday, as is done with the other children. However, on Friday morning, the owner picked the boy up but somehow forgot him in the car. She was informed by the owner that when he was about to use his car, to pick up the other kids from the daycare to take them home, he then observed that he had forgotten the child who by this time had spent several hours locked in the vehicle.
According to Tajwatie, the owner said that around 11:30am after seeing the child in an unconscious state, he immediately rushed the child to the Mahaicony Hospital. Tajwatie said that about 12:40 pm that day, likely because of the critical condition of the child, the owner then decided to call the child’s mother to inform her about what happened. Upon hearing what had transpired, Tajwatie and her daughter immediately attended the Mahaicony Hospital.
When they arrived at the hospital, they saw that the child was not responding to anyone. He was then transferred to the Georgetown Public Hospital.
The mother, who is a single parent and currently unemployed, is devastated about what happened and the family is seeking justice for what happened to the child. They are also calling for all the help they can get, so that the child can recover.
Georgetown Public Hospital (GPH) Public Relations Officer, Chelauna Providence, told the Sunday Stabroek that the child is doing well and is in a stable condition, fully conscious, and alert.
Tajwatie noted that currently the child needs to have more tests done and as such he’s still under observation by doctors of the GPH.
In a statement yesterday, the Police said that their Regional Division #5 is investigating the incident.
The police say that after observing the child in the back seat of the car, the driver immediately rushed him to the Mahaicony Cottage Hospital for medical attention. The police said that doctors determined that the child was dehydrated and needed oxygen and as such he was transferred to the Georgetown Public Hospital.
A report was made to the police and the driver has been detained pending further investigations.
