10 day old baby dies after being eaten by rats in an Indian hospital
A 10-day-old baby boy died after being eaten by rats in an Indian hospital’s neo-natal intensive care unit. Parents of the deceased child said the rats chewed their sick child’s left eye, face, chest and hands after climbing into his incubator.
The distraught mother Chavali Lakshmi (pictured above), accused doctors of ignoring her pleas to keep rats out of the ward and failing to treat her child when he was found covered in blood. She said that days earlier, her son’s toes were bitten by the rats but medics did nothing to stop it happening again.
The mum said: “My son was not killed by the rats. He was killed by the doctors and staff at the government general hospital.”
The child's father said: “We suspected the danger a week ago and requested the staff to save our son. They were not bothered as they did not take our word seriously.”
He alleged that the doctors told them not to worry too much about his death as they have another son aged two. The case has caused outrage in India with protests at the clinic in the city of Guntur.
Meanwhile India's Health minister has ordered an urgent probe and three hospital staff have been suspended.
The distraught mother Chavali Lakshmi (pictured above), accused doctors of ignoring her pleas to keep rats out of the ward and failing to treat her child when he was found covered in blood. She said that days earlier, her son’s toes were bitten by the rats but medics did nothing to stop it happening again.
The mum said: “My son was not killed by the rats. He was killed by the doctors and staff at the government general hospital.”
The child's father said: “We suspected the danger a week ago and requested the staff to save our son. They were not bothered as they did not take our word seriously.”
He alleged that the doctors told them not to worry too much about his death as they have another son aged two. The case has caused outrage in India with protests at the clinic in the city of Guntur.
Meanwhile India's Health minister has ordered an urgent probe and three hospital staff have been suspended.
52 Comments:
At 27 August 2015 at 22:42 ,
Black Belle said...
India shaaa! What a country!
At 27 August 2015 at 22:43 ,
Juliet Iwuno said...
Eeeeeeeeeyah! Dis is sad. May his soul rest in peace. Linda take note!
At 27 August 2015 at 22:43 ,
Juliet Iwuno said...
Eeeeeeeeeyah! Dis is sad. May his soul rest in peace. Linda take note!
At 27 August 2015 at 22:44 ,
Juliet Iwuno said...
Eeeeeeeeeyah! Dis is sad. May his soul rest in peace. Linda take note!
At 27 August 2015 at 22:44 ,
DADDYSWIFE said...
Nawaoo which kin story b dis.i knw her gentle soul is already restin in thy Lord in Jesus name amen!
#nothankyoui'llratherbeselfmade
At 27 August 2015 at 22:47 ,
Vivian Louis said...
Hian! Rats ke? What kinda dirty hospital is that? No kain story pesin no go hear. RIP oh
At 27 August 2015 at 22:47 ,
Valentine N Egbuna said...
Eaten by rats? Wat a story. wetin we no go hear
I'm out ***CATCH ME IF U CAN***
At 27 August 2015 at 22:47 ,
Vivian Louis said...
Hian! Rats ke? What kinda dirty hospital is that? No kain story pesin no go hear. RIP oh
At 27 August 2015 at 22:47 ,
AC£S said...
Rat? Damn!
At 27 August 2015 at 22:47 ,
BONARIO NNAGS said...
No! this is unacceptable, this is negligence on another level.
the hospital authority should be held responsible and made to face the consequence of their carelessness.
~BONARIO~says so via NOKIA LUMIA
At 27 August 2015 at 22:48 ,
irabo bobby fera favor said...
Good, wicked Doctor nd workers.
At 27 August 2015 at 22:53 ,
Odibe Blessing said...
Nawa ooo,carelessnes of d highest order dey shld sue d hospital joor
...Am gettin dere...
At 27 August 2015 at 23:00 ,
ed DREAMZ said...
a.k.a EDWIN CHINEDU AZUBUKO said..
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Nna and here we are complaining we are medically dead when this once dey battle their own anyhw..... Sue every body in that hospital though... What rubbish abeg.
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***CURRENTLY IN JUPITER***
At 27 August 2015 at 23:01 ,
switch Express said...
For all u idiots who watch Zee world and r fooled by all that glamor and glitz u see, THIS, is the real India... hissss. crappy world we live in init!
At 27 August 2015 at 23:04 ,
INK_HER said...
Na wa o..
At 27 August 2015 at 23:05 ,
Kachollom Dung said...
She shld sue them wicked doctors
At 27 August 2015 at 23:06 ,
okechukwu nnoduechi said...
Rat ke! Nawa o! The baby small like fish?
At 27 August 2015 at 23:08 ,
Julius Tha Freshboi said...
My goodness.. Incredible things that happens only in india. Smh
At 27 August 2015 at 23:10 ,
Tamia lixir said...
Some things are unspeakable, what is all this? God have mercy.
At 27 August 2015 at 23:11 ,
igwe Adaobi said...
Imagine!
That they have another son.
Those doctors are heartless.
At 27 August 2015 at 23:14 ,
Ify James said...
That rat is a human witch in form of rat, and maybe one of the nurses. That clinic should be closed, bunkom. RIP smal boy
At 27 August 2015 at 23:15 ,
oluwatosin ireti said...
Cn u imagine?.. Govt hospital 4 dat matter..
At 27 August 2015 at 23:19 ,
Anonymous said...
The same India Nigerians are running off enmasse to do surgeries in. Hospital with a rat infestation, in all my years.
At 27 August 2015 at 23:22 ,
Apple Berry said...
Are you kidding me? Those hospital staff need serious flogging to bring them back to reality!
That hospital should be shut down for deep negligence and disregard for human life!
At 27 August 2015 at 23:25 ,
FredLaw said...
All dis kyn news from India sef
At 27 August 2015 at 23:25 ,
Jinadu Olamilekan said...
Wetin person self no go hear these days...... rat oh sorry Na witch rat**
At 27 August 2015 at 23:29 ,
christie benjamin said...
Strange!
At 27 August 2015 at 23:32 ,
Igwilo Afoma said...
Sad!!May his soul rest in peace, Amen
At 27 August 2015 at 23:36 ,
HRH Prince Serve said...
If people did family planning. Sure they will b able to afford better health care. Y blame drs when that's d best she could afford. Anyways the stories gangster. Born into sin and left this wicked world in pieces
At 27 August 2015 at 23:42 ,
ANONN said...
You will just think you've heard it all in this world, then this type of news hits you. Nawa o
At 28 August 2015 at 00:13 ,
ogeee said...
Na waooo! Short of words
At 28 August 2015 at 00:28 ,
Umar Idi said...
Wow. The health news coming out from India is becoming a cause for concern o. First a baby was ripped out from the womb with the head left inside the mother and now this. They really need to do something urgently abeg
At 28 August 2015 at 00:33 ,
Anonymous said...
Osalobuo
At 28 August 2015 at 00:34 ,
Anonymous said...
Jus as u were born into sin..
At 28 August 2015 at 01:04 ,
Anonymous said...
And you had to call them idiots? Son of a whore!
At 28 August 2015 at 01:32 ,
BlackNotAsian---Amarachi.O. said...
All this one is English ya speaking
At 28 August 2015 at 02:06 ,
vivian rubbie said...
Na wa ooo nothing person no go hear for this world... God have mercy on them
At 28 August 2015 at 02:35 ,
Anonymous said...
That is total negligence! May his little soul rest in peace
At 28 August 2015 at 02:35 ,
valushi said...
I am short of words, I blamed the parents as well for negligence, after all, the poor baby had been bitten before, they should have kept a better watch.
At 28 August 2015 at 03:00 ,
NaijaDeltaBabe said...
Now how terrible can dis get?
At 28 August 2015 at 03:11 ,
Debbie Chelsea said...
Depression killed her
..sleep on little one
At 28 August 2015 at 03:17 ,
Anonymous said...
Go to Luth Idi Araba..big rats run all over the patients's ward . I witnessed it when my in-law was there for an operation.
At 28 August 2015 at 03:20 ,
Anonymous said...
I think so too. No be India? Spiritual rats.
At 28 August 2015 at 06:17 ,
Anonymous said...
Iyawo baba! Didn't u read? It was a baby boy!!
At 28 August 2015 at 06:53 ,
nassim ismaila said...
You and this 'Linda take note!' B.S. What is she taking note of...my dear send ur comment in for screening and allow people do their jobs Biko. Take note take note
At 28 August 2015 at 07:31 ,
dami llionaire said...
This is really strange! Nkan nbe....
At 28 August 2015 at 07:41 ,
Amaka Ngenegbo said...
Na wa o. What sorta Chewy vampire rats is that? That hospital should be closed down and license of the Doctors there withdrawn.
#TeamBlessed#
At 28 August 2015 at 07:57 ,
ary said...
India worst pass Nigeria, yet our people dey troop enter am like say na Promised land!! SMH
At 28 August 2015 at 11:11 ,
Nancy Ihenacho said...
U re a big fool to call people u don't know idiot. Mind ur language fool
At 28 August 2015 at 11:45 ,
Mummy Prince said...
Maybe those medics are the ones turning into rats. If not why should they allow rats to be running around freely in the hospital. Moreso, when the woman complained that the rats had bitten her child who is in an incubator on the leg, still the doctors did not take any action. I strongly suspect that spiritually, those medics turn themselves into rats, chikinaa.
At 28 August 2015 at 14:38 ,
Anonymous said...
My dear nassim, thanks a million for saying this. I wonder what why she does it to everyone. It's annoying and stupid.
@juliet: Plsss stop, biko stop. It's annoying
At 30 September 2015 at 10:36 ,
Ade Olasengbe said...
They should burn down the clinic
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