French authorities have launched a probe into the death of a young woman that came just hours after she had made a call to the emergency services SAMU in Strasbourg, complaining of a strong stomachache. In the recording, Musenga is heard saying in a weak voice that she was “going to die,” as the pain was growing.
“You’re going to die, certainly, one day just like everyone else,” an operator responded, as cited by France 24. As Musenga struggled with her pains to describe the symptoms, the female operator laughed at her with a colleague before providing the woman with the contact details of a home doctor service.
Musenga called emergency services once again five hours later, but died from a heart attack shortly after arriving at the hospital; an autopsy showed she had suffered multiple organ failure, Le Monde reported.
French Health Minister Agnès Buzyn tweeted that she was “deeply outraged” by the circumstances surrounding Musenga’s death and ordered an inquiry into the “serious failures” of the emergency services, promising to provide her family with all information.
The hashtag #JusticePourNaomi has been trending on Twitter and Facebook: