An autopsy report has confirmed that four-year-old Miguel Ovoke, a student at Brickhall School, Abuja died after choking on a piece of meat in his homemade lunch. Following the release of the autopsy report, Miguel’s parents have “accepted the incident as ‘an act of God’,” the school said.
The incident occurred on April 24, 2024, during the school’s lunch break.
According to the school’s statement, Miguel began choking on the meat in his lunch which consisted of rice, stew, plantain and assorted meat.
“When the emergency manoeuvres to free his throat proved futile, he was rushed to the sick bay where our certified nurse also carried out the appropriate emergency medical responses to dislodge the piece of meat, but to no avail,” the school said.
“Miguel was then taken to the nearby Excel Specialist Hospital, where he was unfortunately pronounced dead. The hospital issued a medical report stating that the cause of death was asphyxiation,” it added.
The school said it immediately notified Miguel’s parents of the incident. It also conducted an autopsy at the National Hospital, with representatives from all interested parties present. The autopsy confirmed that Miguel had indeed choked on a piece of Offal/meat.
To honour Miguel, the school was shut for eight days to mourn him and has named an early years resource room after him. The school also said it would support a foundation that Miguel’s parents plan to establish in his name.
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