Two-year-old boy dies of suspected malnutrition in Alappuzha
As per doctors, he was ‘acutely anaemic' and appeared malnourished as his weight was 7.6 kg, whereas the normal weight for his age would be closer to 12 kg
A two-year-old boy died from suspected malnutrition in Alappuzha, according to the police. Doctors determined the toddler was "acutely anaemic" and weighed 7.6 kg, which is significantly below the normal weight for his age of around 12 kg. A histopathology test will confirm whether the child's death was due to illness or malnourishment.
The police registered the case as unnatural death, and the next steps will depend on the test results. The toddler's father, an autorickshaw driver, lived with his wife and five other children in Karthikappally. One of the children had passed away earlier. The wife was admitted to the hospital on Saturday to give birth; the children were left with their father.
On Sunday morning, the father discovered the toddler had died. The child welfare committee took the remaining children into their care. The couple and their children had previously been placed in a shelter home, Gandhibhavan, due to poor living conditions, but returned home after causing problems. A case for unnatural death has been registered, and further actions will be determined based on the histopathology test results.
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