A mother is demanding answers after her daughter, Shazeda Khan, died following weeks of severe abdominal pain after giving birth.
The mother told her story in a video published on the Team Mohamed’s Facebook page by Opposition Leader Azruddin Mohamed, in which she appealed for the matter to be made public.
According to the mother, Khan gave birth to her baby last month and remained hospitalised after doctors reportedly informed the family that the newborn had an infection.
She said that during her daughter’s stay at the New Amsterdam hospital, Khan complained repeatedly of abdominal pain.
But after being discharged several days later, the pain continued.
The mother said Khan also told medical personnel that she was experiencing bleeding, which she described as dark or almost black in colour. According to the mother, Khan was reportedly reassured that the bleeding was normal and could have been caused by an injection.
The mother said the pain persisted for days, with Khan repeatedly telling her that her abdomen was hurting.
She said she encouraged her daughter to report the symptoms whenever she attended the clinic.
The situation became significantly worse on Sunday when Khan began crying out in severe pain and complained of weakness and a burning sensation inside her abdomen.
Her mother said she took her to the hospital after approximately 5 p.m., where doctors ordered an ultrasound and blood tests.
According to the mother, the ultrasound reportedly showed no kidney problems, fibroids or kidney stones, and the family was told that everything appeared normal.
Believing that her daughter’s condition was not immediately life-threatening, the mother said Khan eventually returned home after the ultrasound, with plans to return to the hospital the following morning to complete the blood test.
But by the next morning, Khan’s condition had deteriorated dramatically.
While waiting at the hospital laboratory, the mother said her daughter complained that she was feeling unwell and then began sweating profusely.
The mother said she noticed that Khan’s hands had become cold and that her face, lips and fingernails were turning dark.
She immediately sought assistance from hospital staff.
According to her account, Khan was rushed into the emergency area, where she collapsed.
The mother said she held her daughter around the waist during the collapse and believes that was the last moment she was conscious.
She said the family was subsequently informed that Khan had died.
But what happened next has become another major point of concern for the family.
The mother alleged that after Khan was taken away, relatives later saw her being brought back into the hospital and taken for an emergency operation.
The woman’s son reportedly entered the operating area and witnessed doctors performing surgery.
The family was allegedly told that the problem involved Khan’s appendix.
However, her mother strongly disputes that explanation and is questioning whether another underlying condition had been missed.
She said her son described what he witnessed during the operation as extensive internal damage, which the family believes may have resulted from a serious internal complication.
The mother is particularly questioning why her daughter continued experiencing severe abdominal pain after childbirth, why the symptoms persisted despite repeated medical consultations, and why the cause of the pain was not identified before Khan’s sudden deterioration.
She also questioned the significance of the physical changes she observed shortly before her daughter’s death, including the reported darkening of Khan’s fingernails, lips and face.
The mother said Khan had been active only days earlier and had even gone out to purchase items for her two-year-old son.
Now, she says, her daughter has left behind a one-month-old baby and a two-year-old child.
The family is now calling for answers.
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