23-year-old doctor attacked by patient during treatment in Kerala, dies
According to an officer of Kottarakkara police station, while a wound on the man's leg was being dressed by the doctor, he suddenly got provoked and attacked everyone standing there. Medical students are protesting in front of Thiruvananthapuram Medical College on Wednesday,in protest against the stabbing death of Dr Vandanadas KOLLAM: A 23-year-old lady doctor, Vandana Das, was stabbed to death on Wednesday at a taluk hospital in Kottarakkara here allegedly by a man who was brought there by police after being involved in a fight with his family members. According to an officer of Kottarakkara police station, while a wound on the man's leg was being dressed by the doctor, he suddenly got provoked and attacked everyone standing there using a scissor and scalpel. The brunt of the attack was borne by the young doctor while the police personnel who accompanied the man were also injured. The doctor was rushed to a private hospital in Thiruvananthapuram but could not be saved. ...