After the woman’s death, the four-year-old boy put himself to bed because he thought his mother was asleep. “He hoped she would still wake up,” Sahrona, the sister of the deceased Mariska, told De Telegraaf. The next morning the child was so hungry that he started eating dog food and biscuits, she says.
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The police were alerted by a worried friend who had been unable to contact Mariska for several days. The police speak of a human drama. A spokesperson: ,,The woman died of natural causes. It is none of our business. We have handed over the boy to relatives. Very sad,” said a police spokesman.
The toddler was examined on the spot, but has since been lovingly welcomed into the family of his aunt Sahrona. “He is doing reasonably well under the circumstances. But he still knows everything very precisely. All possible emergency services are now working to help him overcome this enormous trauma.” A bedroom has now been set up for the boy.
many ailments
According to Sahrona, her sister suffered from many ailments. Mariska died of cardiac arrest as a result of thrombosis, a blood clot that explodes. She suffered from diabetes and had vein problems.” According to Sahrona, funeral insurance was too expensive for her sister. “Thanks to crowdfunding, we can still give my nephew a dignified goodbye to his mother. If there is money left over, we will buy a cargo bike for him and my son, who are now growing up together as brothers. But first we are going to pay our last respects to that very special, sweet Mariska as beautifully as possible. She will always be in our hearts.”
On Thursday evening around 10 p.m., more than 16,000 euros has already been raised.