Member Since: 5/27/2016
Posts: 13,482
|
Woman in labour beat on London street
Woman in labour punched and robbed on London street
Quote:
A heavily pregnant woman who was robbed in the street while experiencing contractions pleaded with her attacker to stop as he repeatedly punched her in the head.
Patience Chukwu was making her way to hospital at about 9am on Sunday 26 June when she was approached by a young man on a bike who snatched her mobile as she tried to call her sister, her birthing partner.
During the ensuing struggle, the 40-year-old was dragged down the road by the thief, who repeatedly punched her in the head before fleeing the scene.
The shock of the ordeal caused her baby to become distressed and he was rushed to intensive care following an emergency caesarean, which took place when midwives were unable to detect the baby’s heartbeat.
Two-month-old Ozil, whose name means “a child who is born with divine strength”, has suffered painful seizures “almost daily” since the attack and Chukwu is now afraid to walk down the street or use her phone in public.
[…]
Immediately after the attack on Leadale Road in north London, Chukwu, who was shivering and shaking, was looked after by members of the public until the police arrived.
In hospital, she was not able to hold her baby until early the next morning, and when she later saw him in an incubator she felt “sad and responsible” for his suffering.
“I saw all the wires connected, I felt so responsible that my baby was going through that. I felt that if I had not run after the man or held on to him, being dragged by him, my baby might not have gone through that stress.
“But I was told even if I didn’t go after the boy or hold him, the shock alone that my phone was snatched unexpectedly is also enough for the baby to go through that same shock, that stress.”
Anyone with information is asked to contact the investigation team on 07795 122 325 or 101 and request Hackney CID, or contact Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111.
|
src
 people are disgusting… I hope they both recover and that the attacker is brought to justice
|
|
|
|
