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Man seeks probe on wife’s death, claims medical negligence
View(s):Claiming that the death of his wife was due to criminal negligence on the part of the Nuwara Eliya hospital authorities, a resident of Nuwara Eliya – Thakshita Samarakoon- has called for an investigation.
A broken husband seeks justice
The deceased, 33-year-old Kumuduni Nayanakanthi, was serving as a management assistant to the Nuwara Eliya Magistrate when she was admitted to the area hospital to deliver her first child on May 30.
The child was born the following day, but the mother’s condition took a turn for the worse following complications arising out of child birth and she was transferred to the Kandy hospital.
At Kandy it was discovered that the patient’s condition was serious and she was admitted to the Intensive Care Unit (ICU).
Kumuduni Nayanakanthi
It was also discovered that a germ had entered her body and her right arm had to be amputated.
However despite treatment she underwent Nayankanthi died on June 30.
A complaint made by the husband of the deceased to the police unit of the Kandy hospital, that the death of his wife was caused by negligence on the part of hospital staff.
The Nuwara Eliya Magistrate ordered the Coroner of the Kandy Hospital, Dr. Siv Subramaniyam to hold a post mortem into the death of the woman.
The coroner returned an open verdict and investigations into the cause of death are underway.
Meanwhile the infant is presently receiving treatment at the Welimada hospital (03).
Last rites for Kumuduni Nayanakanthi. Pix by Shelton Hettiarachchi