Infant dies while breastfeeding in Korukkupet
A two-month-old girl reportedly died when her mother was breastfeeding her in Korukkupet in the wee hours of Monday. The child Karthika was the daughter of Mani (32) and Devi (27), residents of CP Road in Korukkupet.
By : migrator
Update: 2018-12-25 02:56 GMT
Chennai
As Karthika started crying in the early hours, Devi began breastfeeding her. Suddenly the child became unconscious after which she was taken to a nearby hospital. However, the doctors declared her dead on arrival. The autopsy was conducted at Stanley Medical College Hospital.
The RK Nagar police, who registered a case, said that there was no foul play in the child’s death after the post-mortem examination report.
This is the third incident in city in which a child reportedly died while being breastfed. But one of the cases was converted into a murder and child’s mother was arrested for murdering the girl by smashing her on the floor.
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