How UK-based Nigerian 'Care Giver' slumps, dies on duty

Chidimma Ezenyili, a Nigerian carer residing in the United Kingdom (UK), reportedly died while at work.

According to reports, Ezenyili fell while catering to her 86-year-old employer, Ian Hale, in Bishop's Stortford, England.

Ezenyili, 37, had been caring for Hale for five months and was determined not to let him down, despite his previous illness.

"She was driven there by her husband with their three-year-old daughter because she wasn't feeling well but didn't want to let my dad down," said Catherine Segal, Hale's daughter.

Segal stated that the caretaker collapsed on February 22, stopped breathing, and did not have a pulse.

"Naturally, her husband began shouting for aid. The entire community rushed to help. My husband and I ran outside, as did our next-door neighbour and our neighbour across the street," she said.

Segal claimed she contacted an ambulance as neighbours rushed to obtain a portable defibrillator in an attempt to revive Ezenyili.

"We had two GoodSAM first responders arrive shortly after to assist," he said.

"The community first responder, along with several ambulances, police, and the critical care team, arrived to take over attempts to save her life and were successful in getting her on life support in the ambulance."

Ezenyili was rushed to Addenbrooke's Hospital in Cambridge, where specialists in the neurosciences critical care unit discovered she had suffered a major brain bleed, according to the article.

Segal stated that life support was turned off two days later, and on February 24, Ezenyili died with her husband by her side.

The 37-year-old and her husband, Friday, moved to the UK from Nigeria in August 2023 to offer their young daughter Mandy a better life.

Both worked as carers on sponsorship visas.

Segal stated that Ezenyili was a lawyer in Nigeria who intended to pursue her legal degrees in the UK after her sponsorship as a carer expired.

She praised Ezenyili as "a really good carer, kind, considerate, and always willing to help no matter what the circumstances.".

Segal has launched a crowd-funding campaign for Friday and Mandy.