Call for ‘thorough’ probe into baby’s death at Durban crèche
The KZN Department of Social Development has called for more stringent
regulations and standards at daycare centres after the death of an infant at a
crèche in the north of Durban.
The nine-month-old boy died at the centre in Zwelisha on Tuesday.
Paramedics say they've been told that the baby had fallen asleep while being fed lunch.
He was later discovered unresponsive in bed.
The department's spokesperson Mhlaba Memela says social workers will check if the crèche is registered.
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Memela says they've also been sent to counsel the family and staff.
"There's a call for law enforcement agencies to conduct a thorough investigation into the circumstances surrounding the child's untimely death when under the care of the creche.
The family deserves to know what happened and whether any negligence or malpractice played a role."
