One surviving victim has a brain injury score of 3 out of 10
The two doctors who treated the boys who were injured in the accident involving Molemo “Jub Jub” Maarohanye and co-accused Temba Tshabalala, testified in the Protea Magistrate’s Court on Monday.
Dr Asab Mushtaq, who examined Fumani Mushwana, read out a medical report he had written. Mushtaq was a trauma doctor at Chris Hani Baragwanath Hospital in Soweto.
He said Fumani had to have blood transfusion. He had injured his spleen and had lacerations on his leg.
Dr Vinod Goolab, a neuro sugeon and Chris Hani Baragwanath, examined Frank Mlambo.
He said Mlambo was admitted with severe a head injury and swelling in the brain.
He was admitted on March 8 and discharged from hospital on May 19.
Goolab said Mlambo was unable to speak when he was discharged.
Mlambo had a brain injury score of 3 out of 10.
The brain injury had an effect on his speech, memory and social skills.
Goolab said Mlambo’s life expectancy had decreased and it was unlikely that he would fully recover.
Defence lawyer Ike Motloung asked Goolab if he was saying that Mlambo could not make a full recovery. Goolab said it was not impossible but it was unlikely.
Four teenagers were killed when one of their Mini Coopers ploughed into a group of school children, while they were allegedly drag-racing in Mdlalose Street, Protea North, on March 8 last year. They face charges of murder, attempted murder and driving under the influence of drugs and alcohol.
Last month, parents of the two injured boys gave emotional testimonies about how the accident had affected their sons.
Joel Mushwana told the court his son Fumani suffered from memory loss.
Martha Tinyiko Mlambo, Frank’s mother, told the court her son had to learn to eat, walk and talk again.
GRUESOME DEATHS
The four boys who were killed in the accident had suffered neck injuries, the court heard today.
A forensic pathologist, Dr James Blair Mwesigwa, conducted postmortems on the four bodies on March 9, 2010.
He testified that all four bodies had blood in all three ventricles of the brain, which was an indication that they had sustained massive injuries to the head.
The first body he examined had its skull crushed on the left side. There was also blood oozing from the ears and nose.
Mwesigwa said the examination of the second body revealed that the boy had not died on impact. “He gasped and groaned before he died.” The boy’s skull had also shifted from the spine. He said this was the same thing that happened when someone was hung.
The third body had been partially decapitated. If the impact had been a little bit harder the head would have been completely decapitated, Mwesigwa said. Only the skin was still attaching the head to the body.
The fourth body had multiple injuries. A bone had pierced the boy’s heart rupturing it. His liver had also ruptured and his kidneys had failed.
Mwesigwa drew pictures for the court to explain what injuries the bodies had sustained.
He was being cross-examined by Maarohanye’s defence lawyer Ike Motloung.
Doctors testify in Jub Jub trial
One surviving victim has a brain injury score of 3 out of 10
The two doctors who treated the boys who were injured in the accident involving Molemo “Jub Jub” Maarohanye and co-accused Temba Tshabalala, testified in the Protea Magistrate’s Court on Monday.
Dr Asab Mushtaq, who examined Fumani Mushwana, read out a medical report he had written. Mushtaq was a trauma doctor at Chris Hani Baragwanath Hospital in Soweto.
He said Fumani had to have blood transfusion. He had injured his spleen and had lacerations on his leg.
Dr Vinod Goolab, a neuro sugeon and Chris Hani Baragwanath, examined Frank Mlambo.
He said Mlambo was admitted with severe a head injury and swelling in the brain.
He was admitted on March 8 and discharged from hospital on May 19.
Goolab said Mlambo was unable to speak when he was discharged.
Mlambo had a brain injury score of 3 out of 10.
The brain injury had an effect on his speech, memory and social skills.
Goolab said Mlambo’s life expectancy had decreased and it was unlikely that he would fully recover.
Defence lawyer Ike Motloung asked Goolab if he was saying that Mlambo could not make a full recovery. Goolab said it was not impossible but it was unlikely.
Four teenagers were killed when one of their Mini Coopers ploughed into a group of school children, while they were allegedly drag-racing in Mdlalose Street, Protea North, on March 8 last year. They face charges of murder, attempted murder and driving under the influence of drugs and alcohol.
Last month, parents of the two injured boys gave emotional testimonies about how the accident had affected their sons.
Joel Mushwana told the court his son Fumani suffered from memory loss.
Martha Tinyiko Mlambo, Frank’s mother, told the court her son had to learn to eat, walk and talk again.
GRUESOME DEATHS
The four boys who were killed in the accident had suffered neck injuries, the court heard today.
A forensic pathologist, Dr James Blair Mwesigwa, conducted postmortems on the four bodies on March 9, 2010.
He testified that all four bodies had blood in all three ventricles of the brain, which was an indication that they had sustained massive injuries to the head.
The first body he examined had its skull crushed on the left side. There was also blood oozing from the ears and nose.
Mwesigwa said the examination of the second body revealed that the boy had not died on impact. “He gasped and groaned before he died.” The boy’s skull had also shifted from the spine. He said this was the same thing that happened when someone was hung.
The third body had been partially decapitated. If the impact had been a little bit harder the head would have been completely decapitated, Mwesigwa said. Only the skin was still attaching the head to the body.
The fourth body had multiple injuries. A bone had pierced the boy’s heart rupturing it. His liver had also ruptured and his kidneys had failed.
Mwesigwa drew pictures for the court to explain what injuries the bodies had sustained.
He was being cross-examined by Maarohanye’s defence lawyer Ike Motloung.
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