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Newborn disappears from Salaga Municipal Hospital after nurse's alleged joke
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Thomas Gyando, Assembly Member for the Kito Electoral Area in Salaga, has detailed the disappearance of a newborn from Salaga Municipal Hospital. According to Gyando, after the delivery, nurses admired the baby, with one allegedly joking that the mother should "give the baby to her." The family's requests to see the baby were reportedly denied, and the father was sent on errands, preventing him from seeing the newborn. Hospital staff later informed the family that the baby was missing. The police have been notified, and investigations are ongoing, but the family has not yet received answers regarding the child's whereabouts. Gyando emphasized the family's desire to find their child and their intention to request full medical tests to confirm the identity of any baby presented to them.
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