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It was a hot day in western Kazakhstan. In August, temperature under the scorching sun went to 40 degrees Centigrade and over. Most people were keeping in the shade or staying at home. Those who had no choice, went about their business in a mechanical way in the heat that blunted senses.
A paramedic was walking down the street in Kazakhstan’s city of Aktau when he saw an odd picture. A small child was lying in a cradle, tied to it, under the burning sunlight.
"The child was tied lying in a cradle out in the street. In this hot weather. His unnatural thinness and very dirty clothes caught my eye. I called an ambulance," Tengrinews reports citing the Munaily District paramedic as quoted by Lada.kz.
A paramedic was walking down the street in Kazakhstan’s city of Aktau when he saw an odd picture. A small child was lying in a cradle, tied to it, under the burning sunlight.
"The child was tied lying in a cradle out in the street. In this hot weather. His unnatural thinness and very dirty clothes caught my eye. I called an ambulance," Tengrinews reports citing the Munaily District paramedic as quoted by Lada.kz.
The child was taken to the hospital. Police arrived to the boy’s house along with the ambulance.
The boy’s name is Aknur Myrzabai. (According to some sources his name is Beknur Myrzabai.) He was taken to the hospital on August 31 and is currently being treated there. Up until this day his fate remains uncertain.
In the hospital it was found that Aknur had been tied to the cradle for most of his life. Doctors who examined the one-year-old discovered severe wasting of muscles, bruises on his face and head and festering sores on the buttocks. Worms were nested in his deep bedsores under the dirty diapers. Besides, the boy was very hungry.
The boy’s name is Aknur Myrzabai. (According to some sources his name is Beknur Myrzabai.) He was taken to the hospital on August 31 and is currently being treated there. Up until this day his fate remains uncertain.
In the hospital it was found that Aknur had been tied to the cradle for most of his life. Doctors who examined the one-year-old discovered severe wasting of muscles, bruises on his face and head and festering sores on the buttocks. Worms were nested in his deep bedsores under the dirty diapers. Besides, the boy was very hungry.
"Upon admission the child was very dirty. From the examination record it follows that he has an average dystrophy, which means he weighs twice less than normal for his age. He has neurological disorders, too. The boy is restless; he does not speak or respond to voice. He is over a year but due to muscle wasting he cannot even sit. This implies that for most of his life, the child was tied to the cradle and remained almost motionless," Nazgul Kisikbasova, a pediatric hematologist at Mangistau Oblast Children's Hospital said.
Aknur’s grandmother, however, declared that the child was receiving all the attention and care he needed. “We are looking after him well. Feeding and washing him when necessary,” the woman said.
Apparently, feeding “when necessary” means letting the child be half his normal weight. Washing “when necessary” means letting worms nest in your beloved grandchild’s bedsores. How long does it take for a baby to stay in dirty diapers for worms to grow and then eat through a hole in a buttock?
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Aknur’s grandmother, however, declared that the child was receiving all the attention and care he needed. “We are looking after him well. Feeding and washing him when necessary,” the woman said.
Apparently, feeding “when necessary” means letting the child be half his normal weight. Washing “when necessary” means letting worms nest in your beloved grandchild’s bedsores. How long does it take for a baby to stay in dirty diapers for worms to grow and then eat through a hole in a buttock?
For more information see:http://en.tengrinews.kz/people/Cradle-hell-of-a-year-old-in-Kazakhstan-256210/
Use of the Tengrinews English materials must be accompanied by a hyperlink to en.Tengrinews.kz
For more information see:http://en.tengrinews.kz/people/Cradle-hell-of-a-year-old-in-Kazakhstan-256210/
Use of the Tengrinews English materials must be accompanied by a hyperlink to en.Tengrinews.kz
