The heartbreaking story of a 13-year-old boy with only 2 fingers

The education of Enock Biney, a 13-year-old boy, who suffers from monodactyly, a condition in which there is only one finger or toe on each hand or foot, is in jeopardy.

The 13-year-old, who was born with one finger on each hand, is now living in a mission house without any schooling despite his desire to get some education.

Speaking in an interview with TV3’s Portia Gabor, Mary Biney, the mother of Enock, said that she has had to change schools for her son on three different occasions because of his condition.

“People use my son's conditions to mock me. Some of them say ‘Your son's hand is like a pen’... I have gone through all of this and I’m stronger now.

“I have had to change his school three times because some of the students were afraid of him. When I took him to a private school, the teachers said that my son distracted the students during teaching because they kept playing with his hands. Another school gave back his school fees because some of the students were afraid of my son,” the mother said in Twi with tears rolling down her cheeks.

Enock Biney said that even though he wants to go to school, his mother has asked him to wait.

He recalled how his classmates used to mock him because he had only two fingers.

“Some of my mates used to tease me a lot. They say I have only one finger on each of my hands.

“I want to go to school but my mum says I should wait; she needs to get money before I can continue my education,” he said.

Watch the interview below:

Mary Biney gave birth to a baby with just two fingers. 13 years on, she’s had to change her son’s school several times because of stigma.

Portia Gabor tells the story of the boy with two fingers whose education is at risk just because of his disability.#News360 pic.twitter.com/QMq03OoCC4

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