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Heartbreak In Samsun 28/01/2011

2 and half aged baby named Kübra living in Tekkeköy district of Samsun lost her life. It's said in first medical reports Kübra died of starvation. Medical researches continue to reveal definite cause to death

B. family have faced many difficulties throughout their life. They live in a neighbourhood under hard circumstances. The truth is that they live in extreme poverty. Such as these were not enough, the father M. B had a work accident in 2008. M. B, who lost one of his legs as a result of the accident, is still waiting to receive an injury report to benefit from disability allowance since 2008. He is unemployment ever since. The mother N. B is obliged to beg for a piece of bread under these circumstances.

The family have been suffering for losing their baby 2 and half aged. Their first children Kumru died when she was 5 years old. Now, their pain is doubled. The mother N. B said that she was not able to eat enough when she was puerpera. As a result of this, her breast milk was not enough nutritive to survive the baby. First medical reports confirmed the claim of N. B. It was written in the reports that the baby died of starvation.

Roma associations went to the region to investigate the incident. Representatives of the associations said that they will hold official talks with authorities about the issue. They also emphasized that there are many residents in the neighbourhood living under similar conditions with B family.

Source: Haber Newspaper, Çingeneyiz Samsun