"I broke down the door": Brother of wounded soldier reveals serious allegations regarding hospitalization
Days after he was seriously wounded in an incident in Lebanon, the brother of one of the soldiers published a shocking testimony about the hospitalization, claiming he found him without response after the families were removed from the ward: "I want to know who is responsible for this failure."
A few days after the serious incident in Lebanon, in which two soldiers were killed and four others were seriously wounded, David Chesterman, the brother of one of the wounded, published a serious testimony about the treatment his brother allegedly received during his hospitalization. In a series of photos he published on his Instagram account, Chesterman described the hours his brother spent after being evacuated to the hospital in serious condition, and alleged serious misconduct by the staff who treated him during the night, but did not publish the name of the hospital where he was treated.
"My brother was seriously wounded in Lebanon, and what happened afterwards is simply inconceivable. 3 days ago he was hospitalized together with three other fellow soldiers. He was sedated and intubated and only woke up yesterday afternoon, suffering from burns all over his body, pain, fever, and hallucinations," he wrote.
According to him, during the night the shift changed in the ward, and the families were asked to leave the place:
"At night a new shift arrived at the ward - all of them Arabic speakers. They took all the families out of the wards and locked the doors. Four seriously wounded soldiers find themselves alone for an entire night, surrounded by Arabic-speaking staff behind locked doors. It is completely insane."
Chesterman claimed that family members tried to enter the ward to check on his brother's condition, but their requests were denied:
"We asked to enter for just a second, to see that he is okay. They refused us again and again. I broke down the door and entered to see that my brother was okay. He was not."
According to him, when he entered the room he found his brother in need of help:
"He begged for water and no one was around. He whispered to me that they turned him in bed brutally 'like a sardine', his head was slammed into the bed and no one cared."
At the end of his remarks, Chesterman demanded to receive answers regarding the conduct in the ward: "I really want to know who is responsible for this failure?".
A response from the hospital in question will be published when received.
