Ananatapur: A 1.5 year-old lady kid passed away on Tuesday, 4 days after she sustained burn injuries after falling under a pot of hot milk at her school. She was put to rest on Thursday.
The event took place at AP Dr BR Ambedkar Gurukul School for Girls at Korrapadu in Bukkaraya Samudra mandal of Anantapur district on Saturday, while the kid was having fun with a feline. The kid’s mom, Krishnaveni works as a guard at the school and she remained in the cooking area while the kid was playing alone.
“As the child started crying, the mother ran and saved the child, took her to Anantapur GGH (Government General hospital). As per the doctor’s instructions, the child was shifted to Kurnool GGH for further treatment,” stated Jayalakshmi, DCO.
“As soon as we got to know about the matter, we brought it to the notice of the Secretary and he immediately intervened and got the child admitted in a private hospital. But she later succumbed to her injuries on Tuesday evening around 3:45 pm. Later her body was buried yesterday,” she included.
The whole event was tape-recorded on CCTV video cameras. The authorities have actually signed up a case and are examining the event.