Inset: Saiy-Yah Allen (Royal Funeral Service, Inc.). Background: Saiy-Yah died years after hitting his head on a cart in a Walmart in Florida (WTVJ).
A Florida mother is taking legal action against Walmart, alleging that the megastore’s negligence led to the death of her 9-year-old son years after he suffered a head injury by hitting a metal cart in one of their stores.
Tamika Springer is seeking damages beyond $30,000 in the death of her son, Saiy-Yah Allen, according to the complaint.
Testifying in court, the boy’s sister described the seizures he experienced in the following years after the incident at a Fort Lauderdale Walmart in November 2020. At the age of 7, he walked into a metal stock cart, hitting his head on the walkway.
“He would shake, look in different directions, shake, and make noises. Additionally, every time he ate, he would vomit or have accidents,” explained Miharah Allen, the boy’s sister.
The testimony came as Walmart attorneys questioned whether his injury then led to his seizures and death on May 7, 2023, local NBC affiliate WTVJ reported.
