Sentosa Hospital Bogor Efforts To Test Baby DNA Allegedly Exchanged For A Year

Sentosa Hospital in Kemang District, Bogor Regency, West Java. (ANTARA/M Fikri Setiawan)

The Sentosa Hospital attempted to conduct DNA tests on the allegedly swapped baby after complaints from parents from Ciseeng, Bogor Regency, West Java, Siti Mauliah (37) who gave birth at the hospital one year ago.

A spokesman for Sentosa Hospital, Gregorius B Djako, explained that the hospital had written to patient B, who was suspected of having the baby exchanged with baby Siti Mauliah, for DNA testing.

"We have repeatedly sent letters through patient B's attorney, first last Sunday, and secondly today via pdf," said the man who is familiarly called Greg as reported by ANTARA, Saturday, August 12.

The hospital continues to communicate with patient B, in order to find a bright spot in this case. Because Siti Mauliah has done a DNA test and the results are negative.

According to him, after the incident since one year ago he and the hospital management have continued to strive so that patient B wants to take the DNA test.

"We also provide an option so that a DNA test is carried out in other institutions according to patient B's choice," he said.

Siti Mauliah's attorney, Rusdy Ridho, said that at the beginning, Siti Mauliah gave birth with a caesarean operation at Sentosa Hospital, Kemang District, Bogor Regency on July 18, 2022. At that time, Siti was still breastfeeding the baby she was born with.

However, said Rusdy, when Siti breastfeeded on the second day after giving birth, her client felt there was some difference with the baby being born, especially in the hair that looked heavier.

Then, when she was about to return from the hospital, the nurse who was serving asked Siti about the marker bracelet worn by the baby. However, at that time the nurse mentioned that only the bracelet was swapped.

"It was confirmed that the reason the hospital was only exchanging bracelets. Until it dragged on for this year," explained Rusdy.

He explained that about two months ago his party had held an audience with the hospital and its directors. Then the hospital gave an answer to check DNA in Jakarta.

"After 10 days later and two families were collected, and the DNA test results showed that the samples A and B were negative or not biological from patient A (Siti)," he said.

Rusdy as a lawyer, tried to hold the hospital accountable to find Siti's real child.

"The suspect from the hospital who was swapped against the bracelet was in patient B, but patient B did not want to do a DNA test. Finally, as a power of attorney, we made a complaint to the PPA unit of the Bogor Police," he said.

Previously, the Head of Criminal Investigation Unit of the Bogor Police, AKP Yohanes Redhoi Sigiro, explained that after hearing information from Siti Mauliah and her attorney, the Bogor Police investigators would examine a number of parties suspected of being in the circle of this case.

"We will clarify. Starting from the hospital and the parties whose babies are swapped. This will continue to grow. We will see what the facts are," he said.