They finally agreed to provide the support those kids need and honestly I am just sitting here crying at my desk because it is finally settled. I need to figure out how to properly thank everyone who signed but for now I just want to say we actually did it …
July 1, 2020
Final supporters
Friends Myra Bonnici and Rakan Rafat Alomari, both 12, were sitting on a bench with their backs facing a wooden stage when the wall of the structure collapsed on them on January 10. Security guards rushed to help pull them from the debris, but Rakan was left paraplegic from the waist down after injuring five vertebrae in his back and Myra broke her arm and two vertebrae. Myra has not been back to school since the accident and requires two more surgeries. She also can’t sit or stand for long. Rakan had the spinal cord surgery, doctors recommended physical, occupational rehabilitation for him. The family moved him to Germany for an urgent three-week urgent rehabilitation process, however, they couldn’t complete his treatment due to the coronavirus situation and had to come back last month. Both families have written to the park’s developer demanding financial support for their children’s needs.Gulf News also contacted the developer who replied, “We have no comment while we are waiting to hear from the relevant authorities.” Although a criminal case has been filed by Dubai Police against the sub-contractor that built the wall on the site, both families feel that the developer needs to take the responsibility for not carrying out safety checks after the structure was installed. Both families have had no offer of help from the developer despite asking for intervention.
For more information please visit: https://gulfnews.com/uae/boy-left-paralysed-after-wall-collapses-in-a-dubai-park-1.71220443
Updates
Reached 1,000 supporters
May 1, 2020
April 30, 2020
I really never expected to see this kind of momentum when I first started tapping away at my keyboard about what happened to those poor kids. It makes my head spin a little honestly because it shows people are finally paying attention to the silence coming from the developers. I just want to keep the pressure up until these families get the basic answers they deserve.
Reached 100 supporters
April 29, 2020
April 28, 2020
Watching these numbers climb makes me think of Myra and Rakan and how they have to live with this forever while the people responsible hide behind lawyers. We are almost at one thousand names which will make it impossible for the developer to keep pretending this is just going to go away quietly. Send this link to anyone who might actually care about kids getting hurt because they deserve way better than being ignored.
571 Comments
This tragic accident shouldn’t just pass by without an appropriate handling. This poor kid deserves the solidarity of our community to grant him his right in a decent medical support. Nshama should admit their Stake of negligence and support this family till the boy is fully recovered.
It is a standard procedure that the developer asks the contractor to run tests before the final handover, once developer signs, developer becomes responsible, unless of course this happens during the contractor’s liability period.
No amount of justice can ever compensate for the emotional crisis both kids had to go through. The least nshama can do is take responsibility for their actions. Their way of reacting to this accident was so unethical and inhumanly!!!!!!!! Justice for Rakan and Myra!
This is surprising happening in Dubai, I think higher authorities should be involved if the developer is denying guilt here, we are talking about a life of two kids which changed forever and this could happen to our children
Proper Health safety should have been practiced by the developer of the park.. i sign for justice for these two young ones and their parents. And prayers that Both of these children have a speedy recovery.
Justice should be served
A developer such as Nshama should take responsibility to ensure due care and safety is their for all residents and visitors. If structures that are not safe and fit for purpose the responsibility of such structures surely is with the one who had the structure built. The quality of a structure being fit for purpose in a public area is that of the management committee (Nshama). Hence Nshama should show some humanity towards these children and their families.
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They finally agreed to provide the support those kids need and honestly I am just sitting here crying at my desk because it is finally settled. I need to figure out how to properly thank everyone who signed but for now I just want to say we actually did it …
July 1, 2020
Final supporters
Friends Myra Bonnici and Rakan Rafat Alomari, both 12, were sitting on a bench with their backs facing a wooden stage when the wall of the structure collapsed on them on January 10. Security guards rushed to help pull them from the debris, but Rakan was left paraplegic from the waist down after injuring five vertebrae in his back and Myra broke her arm and two vertebrae. Myra has not been back to school since the accident and requires two more surgeries. She also can’t sit or stand for long. Rakan had the spinal cord surgery, doctors recommended physical, occupational rehabilitation for him. The family moved him to Germany for an urgent three-week urgent rehabilitation process, however, they couldn’t complete his treatment due to the coronavirus situation and had to come back last month. Both families have written to the park’s developer demanding financial support for their children’s needs.Gulf News also contacted the developer who replied, “We have no comment while we are waiting to hear from the relevant authorities.” Although a criminal case has been filed by Dubai Police against the sub-contractor that built the wall on the site, both families feel that the developer needs to take the responsibility for not carrying out safety checks after the structure was installed. Both families have had no offer of help from the developer despite asking for intervention.
For more information please visit: https://gulfnews.com/uae/boy-left-paralysed-after-wall-collapses-in-a-dubai-park-1.71220443
Updates
Reached 1,000 supporters
May 1, 2020
April 30, 2020
I really never expected to see this kind of momentum when I first started tapping away at my keyboard about what happened to those poor kids. It makes my head spin a little honestly because it shows people are finally paying attention to the silence coming from the developers. I just want to keep the pressure up until these families get the basic answers they deserve.
Reached 100 supporters
April 29, 2020
April 28, 2020
Watching these numbers climb makes me think of Myra and Rakan and how they have to live with this forever while the people responsible hide behind lawyers. We are almost at one thousand names which will make it impossible for the developer to keep pretending this is just going to go away quietly. Send this link to anyone who might actually care about kids getting hurt because they deserve way better than being ignored.
571 Comments
This is disgraceful, surely the contractor and Nshama should have liabilities insurance? Why are they not being made to claim on this? Responsibility should be taken by Nshama and the contractors, it is unforgivable that they are not providing crucial financial compensation.
This tragic accident shouldn’t just pass by without an appropriate handling. This poor kid deserves the solidarity of our community to grant him his right in a decent medical support. Nshama should admit their Stake of negligence and support this family till the boy is fully recovered.
It is a standard procedure that the developer asks the contractor to run tests before the final handover, once developer signs, developer becomes responsible, unless of course this happens during the contractor’s liability period.
No amount of justice can ever compensate for the emotional crisis both kids had to go through. The least nshama can do is take responsibility for their actions. Their way of reacting to this accident was so unethical and inhumanly!!!!!!!! Justice for Rakan and Myra!
This is surprising happening in Dubai, I think higher authorities should be involved if the developer is denying guilt here, we are talking about a life of two kids which changed forever and this could happen to our children
Proper Health safety should have been practiced by the developer of the park.. i sign for justice for these two young ones and their parents. And prayers that Both of these children have a speedy recovery.
Justice should be served
A developer such as Nshama should take responsibility to ensure due care and safety is their for all residents and visitors. If structures that are not safe and fit for purpose the responsibility of such structures surely is with the one who had the structure built. The quality of a structure being fit for purpose in a public area is that of the management committee (Nshama). Hence Nshama should show some humanity towards these children and their families.
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This is disgraceful, surely the contractor and Nshama should have liabilities insurance? Why are they not being made to claim on this? Responsibility should be taken by Nshama and the contractors, it is unforgivable that they are not providing crucial financial compensation.