‘You Killed My Daughter’: Man Attacks Govt Doctor With Machete In Kerala Hospital | India News

Kerala confirmed 69 brain-eating amoeba cases with 19 deaths this year. (Image for representation)

The father of a nine-year-old girl, who died recently of amoebic meningitis, allegedly attacked a government doctor with a machete at a taluk hospital in Kerala’s Thamaraserry.

The doctor, identified as Vipin, sustained a head injury and his condition  is stable after he was rushed to a private hospital in Kozhikode for treatment. The assailant, identified as Sanoop, was arrested.

According to the police, Sanoop hacked at Dr Vipin’s head with a machete on Wednesday. His daughter had died a month ago, the police said.

The police while his son had the same condition and survived, Sanoop had alleged medical negligence on part of the doctors who treated his daughter. Eyewitnesses reportedly saw the accused barge into the superintendent’s office and attacked Dr Vipin with the machete saying: “You killed my daughter.”

An FIR was registered under sections pertaining to attempt to murder, trespassing to cause hurt and causing grievous hurt. Relevant provisions of the amended Kerala Healthcare Service Persons and Healthcare Service Institutions (Prevention of Violence and Damage to Property) Act were also invoked.

State health minister Veena George condemned the attack on the doctor. “It is shocking to the human conscience. Strong legal action will be taken,” she said.

Reports said the Kerala government medical officers’ association — for doctors who work in the state health department — condemned the attack, calling it the state government’s failure to protect doctors. It said doctors, as a mark of protest, will boycott outpatient duty in Kozhikode on Thursday (October 9).