- A mother already mourning the loss of her infant is now desperately searching for a stolen suitcase that unknowingly carried the child’s body
- Forced by poverty to improvise transport, her brief stop along the journey home ended in loss when the vehicle left with her luggage
- The grieving woman is appealing for anyone with information to help reunite her with her baby for a final farewell
Uganda – A grieving mother has been left reeling after a thief unknowingly made off with a suitcase carrying the body of her five-month-old baby, turning an already devastating journey into a nightmare.
Source: UGC
It all started when Kimuli Jjumba was discharged from Mulago Hospital following the death of her infant daughter, Paulina Namigade.
Why Jjumba carried baby in suitcase
With no money for proper transport, she was forced into an unthinkable compromise, placing her child’s body in a newly purchased suitcase so she could travel back to her village for burial.
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Pulse Uganda reports that the 40-year-old woman was pushed into the decision due to her desperation caused by financial challenges.
She boarded a commuter taxi, clutching the suitcase that held her daughter, hoping only to reach home and lay her to rest with dignity.
But somewhere along the journey, tragedy struck again when she briefly stepped out of the taxi to load airtime onto her phone, a routine errand that would cost her dearly.
How Jjumba’s baby disappeared
By the time she returned, the vehicle had already driven off with her suitcase still inside. Efforts to chase after the vehicle were futile.
The vehicle, identified as a Toyota Hiace registration number UBL 104 Z, has since become the focus of her desperate search.
Jjumba believes that a fellow passenger may have taken the bag, likely assuming it contained valuables, unaware of the heartbreaking truth hidden within.
Now, what began as a journey of mourning has turned into an agonising wait. Stranded and unable to proceed with burial arrangements, Jjumba and her family are appealing to the public for help.
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The grieving family is clinging to hope that compassion will guide the suitcase and their child back home for a proper farewell.
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Social media reactions
Vren Theophilus
“That thief will definitely quit stealing and give his life to Christ soon after he realises what he just got himself into.”
Evangelist Hope
“The even bigger problem is that the government might consequently arrest her for transporting the body in a public vehicle.”
Lynetty Lynett:
“Huyo after kufungua mzigo niko sure alitupa hiyo bag na kukimbia church for prayers and deliverance.”
Everlyne Anindo
“The thief was just happy until he opened the suitcase. Now, where did he take the infant’s body?”
Meru infants die after immunisation
In Meru County, two young mothers are united in grief after their infants died moments after receiving routine immunisation.
Alice Muthoni and Belinda Gatwiri took their nine-month-old babies to Rosmegg Medical Clinic for the standard measles, mumps and rubella (MMR) vaccine, unaware that tragedy lurked.
Things took a tragic turn when the infants, Bridget Zawadi and Reagan Mwiti, died shortly after receiving the measles vaccine at the facility.
Source: NgGossips
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