Kenya: Ever thought what if a surprise turns into a tragic mishappening. Something similar happened with a Kenyan woman who almost experienced death after she swallowed an engagement ring. It was a surprise which might have led to her death.
The engagement ring for the woman was placed by her boyfriend in her food as a surprise, but without catching any hint about it she ate her food and swallowed the ring. Everything turned upside down as she collapsed immediately at the moment and was rushed to the nearby hospital.
Identified as Jessica Hawayu accepted the proposal, after she get her conscious back. As per her narration, she and her family had gathered at her home in Gongoni, Tana River County for a family party.
She was completely unaware of the fact that her boyfriend Johannah Charo along with her family had planned a surprise engagement party. The day began pretty good with the family members preparing food and Jessica was preparing a special dish which is her father’s favourite.
Jessica’s sister Melanie Hawayu explained that Pilau is their father’s favourite and also her boyfriend’s. So, she knew she was doing it for dad and dedicated herself to it. Meanwhile Jessica’s boyfriend and his friends were hanging around the town waiting for the signal from the family once things were ready.
A Kenyan woman almost died, after she swallowed an engagement ring that was placed in her food as a surprise.
She collapsed and was rushed to a nearby hospital. She later accepted the proposal, after waking up. pic.twitter.com/ZSvnz0QOyt
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Then around 2:00 p.m. they received a text message asking them to begin advancing towards the venue as the tables were all set. The plan was discussed between Jessica’s mother and boyfriend to bury the engagement ring in a plate of pilau where she would discover it.
Melanie added to her narration and said that their mother was in charge of serving the food and kept sending her daughter on errands as she buried the ring in the plate. Jessica’s boyfriend Charo had already sneaked into the compound and was ready to appear from behind where she was seated.
Charo tiptoed towards the table but suddenly Jessica started choking on food and all their efforts went into vain. They tried to rescue her as she left the table and ran towards her father who hit her on the back for three times so that she vomits out the ring.
Jessica’s younger brother Oscar Habil said that they did not expect that something like this would happen but their dad was fearing about the same. It was so close and left mother crying. She collapsed and was taken to nearby hospital in Kenya, for check-up and treatment.
Nevertheless, she woke up to say ‘Yes’ with the engagement ring already on her finger as Charo insisted that he would marry her only no matter dead or alive. Charo expressed he has learned a very hard lesson.
Alas, Jessica notes that though things did not work as planned, she is not feeling bad about what the family planned because they all wanted to make her happy and her day memorable.