Two teams to investigate death of infant bitten by leech
January 30, 2011 12:51 pm
Two special teams have been appointed to investigate the death of a one and a half year old infant, who had been admitted to the Nawalapitiya Hospital due to a leech bite. One team from the Ministry of Health and one from the Provincial Health Ministry have been assigned to the case, the Ministry said.
The parents of the child have complained to the Director of the hospital and the Nawalapitiya Police in regard to the incident under suspicion that the death had occurred due to the poisoning of an injection that had been provided after the child was admitted.
The parents of the child have complained to the Director of the hospital and the Nawalapitiya Police in regard to the incident under suspicion that the death had occurred due to the poisoning of an injection that had been provided after the child was admitted.