Siddha doctor, nurse held for man’s death

Police detained three people after claims of medical negligence in the death of a teenager arose, including the nurse who gave the shot, the Siddha doctor who ordered it, and a student at a Siddha Medical College.

While the nurse, identified as Esakkiammal (29), a resident of Moondradaippu, was arrested on Monday, the doctor, Sakthi (30), a native of Namakkal and the medical student, Arulselvan (21) of Madurai were arrested on Tuesday.  The 25-year-old man, identified as Mari, was allegedly injected at a clinic in Maruthakulam where he took treatment for fever on November 2.

However, his leg had to be amputated allegedly due to the infection caused by the injection. The man died at Tirunelveli Medical College Hospital on Sunday early morning.

This story has been published from a syndicate feed with some changes to the text.

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