70 year old fall to his death at Stanley hospital
Posted on: 01/Mar/2013 6:22:04 PM
The renovation of the new surgical block of the Government Stanley Hospital claimed the life of 70-year old Subramani on Thursday. Mr. K. Subramani, who was admitted on Sunday following a road accident, had head injuries and was on the way to recovery, said Dr. S. Geethalakshmi, Dean of Stanley Hospital.
The victim was on his way to the toilet on the 5th floor, when he allegedly looked out of a glass window and fell to the ground floor. The window did not have grills, a gross lapse by the authorities.
According to one of the policemen at the site, ‘The height at which the glass windows are placed is low, around two-feet. It is risky for anyone looking through these windows, as most of them are broken. This could have happened to anybody. Before undertaking such massive renovation work, adequate safety measures, at least for the patients, should have been in place. The area under renovation should have been restricted.’
