Kanyama Nurse “Barbra” Allegedly Solen A New Born Baby (Read)
This is an alleged case that has left a family broken, confused, and searching for answers, involving Kanyama Hospital, UTH, and a nurse identified as Barbra, allegedly stolen a new born baby (read)
The story begins with a woman named Ketai, who was eight months pregnant. Ketai fell sick and went to Kanyama Labour Ward Hospital, where medical staff examined her and conducted scans. According to the results, both the mother and baby were fine. However, Ketai was advised that she needed to undergo surgery, commonly referred to as “scissor,” in order to save the baby.
@tvyatu Her son was born on Dec 29, 2025. After insistence by a midwife, her son was referred to UTH for a breathing issue. She has not seen him since #fyp ♬ original sound – TV Yatu
On 29th December 2025, Ketai successfully underwent the surgery and gave birth to a healthy baby boy. Everything appeared normal. The doctor who performed the operation reportedly stated that the baby was fine and only needed to be observed until morning.
Shortly after, a nurse identified as Barbra intervened and advised that the baby needed to be taken to UTH, claiming there was a breathing problem. Despite the doctor’s advice to simply observe the baby and despite Ketai begging and crying for her baby not to be taken away, Barbra allegedly insisted and proceeded to transfer the baby to UTH.
On 30th December 2025, Ketai’s husband went to UTH to check on their baby. He found the baby alive and apparently fine. The nurses told him to return later in the day when the doctor would be available to advise on the next steps. When he returned later, the doctor was still unavailable. Concerned, he asked nurses whether the baby was safe, and they assured him that the baby was fine and that the breathing issue was no longer a problem. He was told to wait for the doctor for discharge instructions and advised to return the following day around 14:00 hours. He left UTH and informed Ketai that the baby was doing well.
On 31st December 2025, Ketai was discharged from Kanyama Hospital. Since she was now free, she wanted to go and see her baby at UTH. Her husband suggested they book a taxi so they could go together.
When they arrived at UTH, they were shocked to find that their baby was not there. Only another woman’s baby was present. They asked the nurse on duty where their baby was. The nurse responded that the baby had just been there and began searching through the wards. The baby could not be found.
Out of fear and confusion, Ketai asked whether there was any record of a baby who had died. The nurse told her that no baby had died. Another nurse then brought out two babies from the ward and asked the father if he could recognize his child. He could not recognize his baby among them.
While this was happening, the same nurse from Kanyama Hospital, Barbra, called Ketai and asked her to return to Kanyama Hospital. Ketai refused, stating she could not return without knowing where her baby was. She asked whether the baby had been taken back to Kanyama Hospital, and Barbra said no. Ketai therefore refused to return.
The UTH nurses continued searching but still found nothing. Barbra called again and advised Ketai to go and see a particular woman at the hospital. When Ketai and her husband went to this woman’s office, they felt as though they were expected. The woman immediately pulled out a file, claiming it was Ketai’s, but it turned out to be the wrong file. She then pulled out another file without allowing the parents to see its contents and told them to sit at the reception, saying a doctor and nurse would explain everything.
Later, a doctor and nurse came and told them that the baby had been found with thick skin around the neck, rashes all over the body, and abnormal positioning of the eyes and ears. They claimed efforts were made to save the baby, but he did not survive.
Ketai refused to accept this explanation because none of those complications were the reason the baby was taken to UTH. The only reason given was breathing problems. Furthermore, the father had personally seen the baby the previous day and had been told the baby was fine.
The doctor then presented a file as proof. However, the folder only had Ketai’s name on the outside, while the contents inside belonged to another person. The doctor stated that the file came from Kanyama Hospital and that Kanyama staff should explain why the details did not match. When Ketai refused to accept ownership of the file, the doctor offered to release the body of the baby to them. Ketai and her husband refused because they did not recognize the baby and did not accept the mismatched file.
They returned to Kanyama Hospital to retrieve Ketai’s original medical file. Staff searched but could not find it. When the father asked where files for discharged patients were kept, he was shown that all other discharged patients’ files were present except Ketai’s.
Nurse Barbra was called and asked where Ketai’s file was. She said it was left in the labour ward. When asked why she took the baby to UTH, she claimed the baby was failing to “breath,” and that other complications were later discovered. When questioned about the wrong details in the file, she said she had forgotten and asked the couple to return the following day.
The next day, Barbra was nowhere to be found. The couple went to Kanyama Police Station, where they were referred to Victim Support. A case was opened, but no feedback followed. Only after the parents became more vocal did police officers go to Kanyama Hospital to investigate. During a meeting with hospital management, they were told Barbra was on leave.
They were again asked to return the following day, with assurances that Barbra would be present. When they returned with police, they were told Barbra was coming from 10 Miles in Chibombo. They waited three hours, but she never arrived.
On Monday, the parents returned to UTH and met senior doctors who said they were not aware of the case. They were asked to return the next day so that Barbra and a UTH receiving nurse could be present. On Thursday, in the new year 2026, they returned to UTH, but Barbra was still nowhere to be seen. Other nurses suggested leaving the matter to the police and advised a DNA test using the baby the parents had refused to claim. The parents refused to proceed with DNA testing in Barbra’s absence.
Later, the father went to UTH mortuary to verify what he had been told. A baby was brought out, but this baby had no thick skin around the neck, no rashes, no dislocated eyes or ears, and appeared significantly older than the baby previously shown to them.
As of now, the case remains unresolved. The baby has not been found, and the nurse identified as Barbra has not been located.
This remains an alleged case under investigation, with many unanswered questions and a family still searching for the truth
