Row over abuse victim’s death
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Acrimonious scenes had been witnessed in entrance of the Child Welfare Committee workplace at Thrikkakara on Wednesday morning after the family of a sexual abuse sufferer, a 14-year-old woman affected by retardation, staged a protest together with her physique alleging thriller behind her death.
The woman reportedly collapsed and died at a toddler care institute within the metropolis on Monday afternoon. She was shifted to the institute two years in the past after she was sexually abused. Her father and his good friend had been arrested underneath the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act. The Child Welfare Committee and the District Child Protection Unit (DCPU) have launched a probe and sought all data, together with medical ones, pertaining to the deceased.
“The Child Welfare Committee kept the relatives in the dark about her whereabouts and denied them visiting rights, only to contact them about her death. A detailed investigation should be held to bring out the truth,” mentioned Vaisakh Darshan, State basic secretary of the Youth Congress, who claimed to be the victim’s relative and led the protest.
‘Falsely implicated’
He alleged that the daddy had been falsely implicated and that the death might have been a part of a ploy to stop her from giving statements in a POCSO courtroom the place the trial of the case was underneath means.
Child Welfare Committee chairperson Bitty K. Joseph dominated out foul play. “She was moved to the institute registered under the Juvenile Justice Act as per a report of the Special Juvenile Police Unit,” she mentioned.
Ms. Joseph mentioned they got here to know concerning the incident solely after the death, following which the North police had been alerted, who registered a case for unnatural death. “We came to know that the girl wasn’t well for a over week and was being treated at a clinic near the institute before she suddenly died. The post-mortem examination report reveals that she had pneumonia and chest infection,” North police sources mentioned.
No data
Ms. Joseph mentioned a WhatsApp group involving all little one care institutes was energetic the place institutional authorities had been requested to share any critical medical situation of the inmates instantly.
“The group is monitored daily. But nothing was reported about the victim’s health in the group. According to the institution authorities, she collapsed and died while having a biscuit,” she mentioned.
The protesters disbursed after a police crew led by Thrikkakara Assistant Commissioner assured them of needed motion.
