Eyes in the air, he carries the marks of sorrow and his last nightmarish nights. Gasch Nzoungou, 36, is the companion of the pregnant woman who died on the night of January 10 to 11, while she was hospitalized in the Grand Hospital of eastern Ile-de-France (Ghef), Marne-la site -Vallée in Jossigny (Seine-et-Marne).
Lordia Bite-Seholo, 36, too, was expecting a baby girl for March 21. She was 7 months pregnant. It was the first child of the couple who met in 2015 in Brazzaville, capital of the Republic of Congo. Where Lordia's eldest son, 17, from a first relationship, still lives with his maternal grandmother.
She died of eclampsia
Last Saturday, around 7:30 a.m., Lordia's lifeless body was discovered at the foot of her hospital bed by the nursing staff. The child she was expecting did not survive. According to the results of the autopsy, she died of eclampsia, a serious condition occurring in late pregnancy, which results in convulsions due in particular to high blood pressure.
"It is one of the pathologies at risk during pregnancy and it can end very badly," says Dominique Laurens, the prosecutor at Meaux. She was hospitalized so it's good that there was something wrong with Friday. The investigation [Editor's note: for research into the causes of death] will be long, there are medical questions to be clarified and that still requires expertise [Editor's note: toxicological and anatomopathological examinations] . The medical record will also determine if everything has been observed. "
Gasch has not yet filed a complaint against the Ghef, but he intends to do so in the coming days with the Lagny-sur-Marne police station, responsible for the investigation.
Contacted this Thursday, the management of the Grand Hôpital did not respond to our new requests.
"It was the day of glory that was coming"
Since the tragedy, Gasch has left the apartment he occupied with his partner, rue de l'Industrie in Savigny-le-Temple. Asylum seekers who arrived in France in 2017, they were housed by 115. In recent days, he has been sleeping on his parents' sofa, who have been living in Roissy-en-Brie for several years.
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“I am broken, I have no appetite or sleep. She was everything to me and she left with the baby. I lost two loved ones who were not to die, ”he says, dignified, while his phone keeps ringing. Her parents and sister are by her side in the ordeal. "They put us in total trouble, I didn't believe it when my son taught me. We want to know what happened, ”blows Gasch's father.
Last Friday, the couple went to the hospital to honor a banal pregnancy follow-up appointment. “We have been waiting for this moment for two months. It was the day of glory that was coming. We were going to know what to plan for before the baby was born, he remembers. During the first examinations, the baby was doing well, my wife too, even if her blood pressure was a little high. But I was not told at what level. "
After a blood test, Lordia shows some signs of fatigue. Her blood pressure remains high. Doctors decide to keep her under observation. "I accompanied her to her room and I left her around 6 p.m. The next day, I had to bring her a toothbrush and some clothes, ”adds Gasch. Before leaving, he takes a picture of his partner. Far from imagining that this is the last time he speaks to her.
“My wife was no longer looking at me and the baby was no longer moving. I was talking to two dead ... "
“I was on the bus en route to the hospital when I was called around 8 am on Saturday. I was asked if I was driving. I said no. Then I was told that my wife had died. I hung up, I didn't believe it. I wanted to get off the bus and run towards it, ”recalls Gasch. He arrives a little before 9 am at the hospital. It is repeated that Lordia died.
"She was in perfect health, I trusted and she died. I asked for the baby and I was told it hadn't survived, ”he chokes. Angry, he isolates himself with the remains of his companion. "I only cried and shouted. My wife was no longer looking at me and the baby was no longer moving. I was talking to two dead ... "
He wants to show us a video dated January 4. We see Lordia there all smiles dancing at her side. “She was a cheerful, simple and tender woman. She was exceptional. She loved to cook and play volleyball. It was also during a match that we met. We were happy to be able to have a child, ”concludes Gasch. Once the body is returned to the family, Lordia will be buried in the Republic of the Congo.
