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Death of 11 yr girl at Wenlock : Parents blame medical negligence


Mangalore Today News Network

Bantwal, Oct 13, 2018: The death of a 11 year old girl  at Wenlock  Hospital in Mangaluru where she was admitted following complaints of fever, chills and vomiting, has sparked off a row with the girl’s parents filing a police complaint accusing doctors at Wenlock of medical negligence.

 

Wenlock Hospi. The girl, Rakshitha who was the daughter of Vittal Poojary from Agrar in Bantwal, was taken to the Government Hospital at Bantwal on Wednesday as she was suffering from fever. The girl, a fifth standard student,  had attended the  Agrar Church School as usual on Thursday.


However,  on Friday  she suffered from fever again following which a  blood test was done.  Though she was given drips at Bantwal hospital, she began to vomit and  was rushed to Wenlock  as per the advice of doctors at Bantwal. However, she  breathed her last there.