HIV +ve TN teen who attempted suicide dies

Chennai | Monday | 31st December, 2018

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MADURAI: The teen whose HIV infected blood had been transfused to an anaemic pregnant woman died at the Government Rajaji Hospital here on Sunday. As soon as he vomited blood early on Sunday morning, one unit of blood and three units of frozen plasma was transfused to him. He was taken to the Ramanathapuram district headquarters hospital, after he was referred from a local hospital. They contended that he was talking normally till the night before and died suddenly after vomiting blood. They submitted a petition to the hospital authorities demanding that the post-mortem be video-taped..