Mob attacks Kolkata hosp after death of girl

Kolkata | Thursday | 13th December, 2018

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"The family initially took her to a maulavi where he performed some rituals. There was a huge time loss because that was the time when the baby needed proper medical assistance," a doctor said.Police said following her death, family members went on damaging properties at the hospital and the situation was brought under control after policemen intervened.Nobody was arrested as the hospital authorities did not lodge any complaint against the family members of the girl. KOLKATA: A mob on Thursday damaged properties of a pediatric hospital in the city following the death of a 4-year-old girl there, police said.The child was suffering from fever for the last few days and was brought to the hospital late on Wednesday night, doctors at the hospital said.She did not respond to treatment and died of septic shock around 7.20 am, they said.Septic shock is a life-threatening condition that happens when blood pressure drops to a dangerously low level after an infection..