Newborn in intensive care as mother alleges negligence at Jeetoo
Her newborn son is in neonatal intensive care, and his mother, 26, wants to know why. She has lodged a negligence complaint at Line Barracks over her delivery at Dr A. G. Jeetoo Hospital on 13 August.
Admitted on 9 August, she says during labour she asked for a caesarean, but staff told her she would deliver normally, and that a midwife pushed the baby's head back and told her to stop pushing. The boy arrived at 4.20 pm with a weak cry.
A day later, she says, a paediatrician told her the baby had two clots on the head, bleeding on the brain and trouble breathing. Police have opened an inquiry.
A stone crusher looms over Nouvelle Découverte's fields
Nouvelle Découverte is a village of vegetable planters, and its fields may soon sit beside a stone crusher. Atma Bumma, whose family has farmed there for decades, has formally opposed a licence for a mobile crusher proposed by Dove Transport.
The plant would grind about 450 tonnes of aggregate a day, run on a diesel generator, and raise dust, noise and risk of tainted groundwater, he argues. His point is blunt. The problem is the choice of site, not whatever conditions get bolted on later.
A hidden Ford Raptor brings a third arrest in the cannabis case
A Ford Raptor found hidden at Sodnac has produced a third arrest in the 156 kg cannabis case linking Mauritius and Réunion. Daniel José Auguste, a planter of 60 from Tamarin Falls, is accused of hiding the 4x4 and faces a charge of perverting the course of justice. He joins Ravindra Chimajee and Gulshan Govind in custody. Three now, and counting.
Six relatives post peace bonds after 52 incidents in Montagne-Blanche
52 police reports since 2024 have not cooled a family feud in Montagne-Blanche. A magistrate has now ordered six relatives to each post a Rs 20,000 peace bond to keep the two branches apart, a bid to head off worse before it reaches the courts again.
Shorts
Grand-Baie crash kills a woman of 61 – Three vehicles collided overnight and one driver failed the breathalyser.
A mason sleeps in his 4x4 after a fire – Claudino Henriette, 52, has bedded down in his vehicle since flames gutted his Petite-Rivière home.
Smart Parking opens at SSR airport – A Rs 50 million system now runs at the SSR terminal, with most bays open to the public.
FCC sets out five strands of Ravatomanga case – The Financial Crimes Commission laid out its probe as Mamy Ravatomanga sought bail again.
A new step for same-sex couples' rights – Rights groups and the human rights commission weighed how to secure equal recognition.
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