PETALING JAYA: The father of a baby allegedly kept in a hospital freezer for two weeks has voiced his grief over the circumstances concerning his son’s death.
“What have I done wrong? What was the sin of my son?” said factory worker Safwan Roshdy, 22.
Muhammad Adham Mikail was born with severe abnormalities, including having only one eye and no nose.
He died 30 minutes after birth on Nov 24.
A private hospital in Selangor was alleged to have kept the body in a freezer for over two weeks as the bill was not settled.
mStar reported that Safwan had lodged a police report in Kota Damansara yesterday morning.
He was accompanied by lawyer Datuk Ahmad Zaharil Muhaiyar.
Ahmad Zaharil said that legal action would be taken against social media users who had defamed Safwan’s family, including accusations about his marital status.
“We have checked the status of my client’s marriage certificate with the Perlis Islamic Religious Affairs Department and found that the certificate is valid,” he said.
He said they would await the outcome of the investigation by the police and the Health Ministry on the matter.
On Wednesday, Hospital Bersalin Razif issued a statement to address allegations that had been circulated on social media.
Among others, it explained that the mother had not gone for any antenatal checkup throughout her pregnancy but the hospital went ahead to admit her on “humanitarian grounds.”
“She was brought to the labour room and delivered almost immediately,” the statement said.
Following the baby’s death, the hospital said it reminded the woman several times to arrange for a burial.
She also told the hospital that she could not pay the RM2,480 bill, it said.
“As days passed, HBR kept reminding her to proceed with the burial but she kept saying her ‘husband’ was arranging it,” said the hospital.
