A 2-year-old has this afternoon been pronounced dead on arrival at Mulago National Referral Hospital after she earlier drowned in a pond at Speke Resort in Munyoyo.
According a police report, the incident happened at 7pm on Sunday.
“It is alleged that the deceased child who had gained access to the premises with her parents Nabawesi Florence and the father only identified as Micheal was left unattended to when she fell into a nearby Pond,” Kampala Metropolitan Deputy Police Spokesperson Luke Owoyesigyire said in a statement Tuesday.
The incident was captured in the CCTV footage recovered from the premises.
Owoyesigyire says that the child was rescued and given CPR by first responders and later taken to Mulago Hospital for treatment, but she was pronounced dead upon arrival.
“Investigations into the incident are on and currently, it has been ascertained that there was some negligence exhibited by the parents,” Owoyesigyire added, urging parents to “always keep a close eye on their children while moving into new environments.”
