Bareilly: 15-Year-Old Rape Survivor Dies of Pregnancy-Related Complications
The girl s family had come to know about her pregnancy only on December 6, 2020, when she was six-months pregnant. She was denied permission to abort.
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New Delhi: A 15-year-old rape survivor died of pregnancy-related complications at the district hospital in Uttar Pradesh’s Bareilly district on Thursday. The girl was seven months pregnant.
According to news agency PTI, police revealed on Sunday that she was admitted to the hospital on the night of January 2 and passed away on the night of January 7.
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Bareilly–A 15-year-old rape survivor who was seven months pregnant died of pregnancy-related complications here at the district hospital, officials said on Sunday.
Additional Director and Superintendent in-charge of the hospital, Subodh Sharma said the girl was brought to the hospital in a serious condition last week and her health deteriorated further.
Senior Superintendent of Police, Bareilly, Rohit Singh Sajwan said: “The post-mortem report said that the cause behind the death was due to infection. The viscera of the victim have been preserved.”
The father of the girl, who was mentally unsound, said the family came to know about their daughter being six months pregnant on December 6.
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A 15-year-old rape survivor who was seven months pregnant died of pregnancy-related complications at the district hospital here, police said on Sunday. She was admitted to the hospital on Saturday night and passed away on Thursday night, they said.
Senior Superintendent of the hospital Dr Subodh Sharma said the girl was brought to the hospital in serious condition and her health deteriorated further. Despite best efforts by the doctors, she could not be saved, he added.
Senior Superintendent of Police, Bareilly, Rohit Singh Sajwan said, The post-mortem report says that the death took place due to infection. The viscera of the girl has been preserved, he added.
Updated Jan 10, 2021 | 16:25 IST
Additional Director and Superintendent In-Charge of the hospital Dr Subodh Sharma said the girl was brought to the hospital in serious condition and her health deteriorated further. The viscera of the victim has been preserved. | Photo Credit: iStock Images
Bareilly: A 15-year-old rape survivor who was seven months pregnant died of pregnancy-related complications at the district hospital here, police said on Sunday.
She was admitted to the hospital on Saturday night and passed away on Thursday night, they said.
Additional Director and Superintendent In-Charge of the hospital Dr Subodh Sharma said the girl was brought to the hospital in serious condition and her health deteriorated further.