The parents of four toddlers who perished in a devastating fire at an unregistered Mayfair daycare centre are enduring an agonizing wait to bury their children, as DNA test results to identify the severely burned remains have yet to be released.
The fire, which broke out two weeks ago, claimed the lives of one-year-old Precious Singh Mube, two-year-old Patience Bond, and two other children whose bodies were burned beyond recognition. Preliminary investigations suggest the blaze was caused by a heating device in the makeshift facility.
For the families, the pain of losing their children has been compounded by the inability to lay them to rest. “Once we bury the kids, it will be better,” said one grieving parent. “But this waiting… it still pains us. Our families keep asking, and we don’t know what to say.”
Adding to their anguish, the woman who operated the unauthorized daycare has disappeared, leaving parents desperate for answers. “We just wanted a word from her—to tell us what happened,” said another parent. “But she vanished. We don’t know where she is.”
Police have opened an inquest docket but have not made any arrests. Authorities could not confirm how long the DNA testing process would take, leaving families in limbo.
As the community mourns, calls are growing for government and forensic officials to expedite the process so the children can finally be laid to rest. For now, the parents’ grief remains raw, their questions unanswered, and their children’s tiny bodies still held in mortuary cold rooms—a heartbreaking delay in their final farewell.
