Toddlers’ Death Shatters Mother’s Day Party
A family’s Mother’s Day celebration plans were shattered on Wednesday after a toddler, Romane Turaganiwai, was found dead in a wheelbarrow at Saivou Village in Macuata.
Saturday 13 May 2023 | 13:25
Mayaca Dorotea with her husband, Epeli Qiqi with a photo of grandson, Romane Turaganiwai at Saivou Village in Macuata on May 12, 2023. Photo: Shratika Naidu
A family’s Mother’s Day celebration plans were shattered on Wednesday after a toddler, Romane Turaganiwai, was found dead in a wheelbarrow at Saivou Village in Macuata.
Mayaca Dorotea is trying to come to terms with the loss of her two-year-old grandson.
She was weaving a mat for a funeral when Romane was found motionless inside the wheelbarrow.
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“It was a normal Wednesday afternoon for us having Romane playing around the house and visiting his friends in the neighbourhood,” Mrs Dorotea said.
“Around 5:30pm my sister-in-law found him motionless inside the wheelbarrow under our house.”
The 44-year-old mother of three said she alerted her daughter, who was playing volleyball, to rush the son to the Seaqaqa Health Centre.
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Story by: shratikan@fijisun.com.fj
