The VP explains that the police received a report from the hospital that on Friday, September 20, the woman took out her two children from the hospital, who were suffering from diphtheria and who had complications and were assigned to mandatory treatment in a hospital, against the doctors’ instructions.
In connection with the incident, the police have initiated a criminal proceeding according to the provisions of the Criminal Law for deliberately leaving without help a person who is in a life- or health-threatening situation and who has no possibility to save himself due to his youth, old age, illness or his own incapacity, if the perpetrator had the opportunity to provide assistance to the victim and was the duty to take care of him or the perpetrator himself put him in a life-threatening situation.
On Saturday morning, VP police officers managed to find out the location of the children. In connection with the fact that the orphan’s court had made a decision to terminate the custody rights of the parents, the orphan’s court was notified of the incident.
Currently, the children have been taken to the hospital, but both parents have been detained.
The VP told LETA agency that the parents are currently detained for up to 48 hours and are in solitary confinement. After that, a decision will be made on the application of security measures to individuals.
It has already been reported that a four-year-old boy died on September 16 after contracting diphtheria. The boy was not vaccinated against diphtheria.
The Center for Disease Prevention and Control (SPKC), upon receiving information about a confirmed case of diphtheria, began an epidemiological investigation and the organization of anti-epidemic measures.
Diphtheria was diagnosed in three children and one adult. All cases are interconnected. Epidemiological investigation and implementation of anti-epidemic measures are ongoing.
Edgars Mednis, a doctor at the Ågenskalns clinic, reported on the “Telegram” website on Saturday morning that on Friday afternoon the parents used their rights set out in the Patient Rights Act and made a decision to refuse their daughter’s further “treatment” at the Children’s Clinical University Hospital (BKUS). took out.
“Such a decision is based on the justified concerns of the parents that the health and life of the daughters may also be harmed, as happened with the little brother, who, in the opinion of the parents, was “treated” to death,” the statement said.
SPKC emphasizes that insufficient vaccination coverage creates a risk of outbreak of diphtheria and spread of infection. Complications of diphtheria seriously threaten the health and life of especially unvaccinated patients.
SPKC reminds that vaccination against diphtheria is paid for by the state for every citizen of any age.
2024-09-21 14:55:10