“Memories of my little Mbalienhle come and go, as a loss of a child is never easy.” These were the words of Maggie Matlou whose baby girl died after being operated on by a local doctor last year.
On Sunday afternoon two families were rejoicing after the final verdict concerning Ikageng’s controversial doctor, was issued by the Health Professions Council, in Boksburg.
On 4 August, Dr. David Gaotingwe Sello, known to most as Dr. Sello was found guilty on all 26 counts that were laid against him and was deemed unfit to continue practicing medicine. Numerous complaints were made including the death of the 1-year-old Mbalienhle Matlou.
Sello performed a skin graft on Mbalienhle, however, she never woke up and was declared dead at her home in Ikageng, last year.
Maggie Matlou, Mbalienhle’s mother, says memories of her little girl come and go, as a loss of a child, is never easy. However, with God by her side and the support of her partner, Ntsiki Mtezulu (Mbalienhle’s father), her father and his family, her co-workers, and those at Boikie Tlhapi Clinic , the journey to mourning her daughter’s passing, was made a bit easier as they were her pillars of strength, in her time of need.
Matlou expressed joy and relief that Sello has been found guilty and that his medical licence to has been revoked.
Read more in next week’s edition of Potchefstroom Herald (15 August)
