South Africa: Investigation Launched Into Five-Year-Old's Playground Injury At Tshwane School
[Health-e] No first aid after Grade R learner injured at Tshwane primary school Mother says daughter arrived home with significant bleeding Gauteng Education investigates after Health-e News probe
An investigation has been launched into an injury suffered by a five-year-old girl at a Tshwane primary school. The incident occurred on Monday, 24 August, at Nchuncheko Primary School in Soshanguve during a lunch break. According to the girl's mother, Katlego Setshedi was injured while playing on a metal swing when a loose screw caused significant vaginal bleeding.
The school did not provide any first aid or inform the parents about the incident. Katlego was taken to a local clinic, from where she was later admitted to Dr George Mukhari Academic Hospital for surgery. The Gauteng Department of Education (GDE) is investigating the incident. The school is about a kilometre from Block X Clinic, which is within walking distance.
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