The case concerned U K, who suffered a serious brain injury around the time of his birth at Dora Nginza Provincial Hospital in Gqeberha. His mother, N K, claimed that negligent treatment by hospital staff during her prolonged labour caused or contributed to the injury. Despite her deteriorating state and prolonged induction spanning 96 hours, medical staff failed to properly monitor her or perform a timely caesarean section. That finding meant the mother could not establish the necessary causal link between the hospital’s negligence and her son’s brain injury. Missing medical records criticised The loss of medical records emerged as another troubling aspect of the case.