HIV-positive man kills cancer victim at Bombay Hospital

Written By Unknown on Selasa, 13 Mei 2014 | 22.23

MUMBAI: A 65-year-old cancer patient, Lilabihari Thakur (left), died and two others were injured in Bombay Hospital on Monday morning when an HIV-positive TB patient attacked them with a metal saline bottle stand, apparently without provocation.

The attacker, a 42-year-old Agripada resident (name withheld by TOI), was subdued by ward boys and relatives of other patients in the third-floor general ward and handed over to the police. Dean T P Lahane said he seemed to display symptoms of schizophrenia. He has been admitted to a ward in JJ hospital, and his arms bound, said sources. He has been charged with murder, but is yet to be arrested.

Police said around 6.30am, he came out of the toilet and attacked Thakur, whose lung cancer was in an advanced stage, but who was to be discharged in three days after a month's stay in the hospital.

"By the time, ward boys and patients' relatives could stop him, he had smashed Thakur's head," said a source. Thakur was rushed to the hospital ICU, where he was pronounced dead after three hours.

The Agripada resident also attacked two other patients—Praful Parmar (70) and Janardhan Arte (66)—who are in a stable condition.

Thakur's son Pankaj said his mother Miradevi had been at his father's bedside since he was admitted on April 12. "On Monday morning, my mother had gone downstairs to bring medicines. The attack took place around that time. He hit father thrice with the rod, hurting his head. My father was bleeding profusely," said Pankaj, who works in a private firm as administrator. "He had hit the other two patients on their heads too," he added.

The police said the people at the ward struggled to overpower the man. "He was so violent three to four men could not control him. Sister Alina Anthony, the nurse who is the complainant, said he was finally pinned down to a chair by several people, given a sedative injection and tied up," said a policeman.

The accused was undergoing treatment for tuberculosis meningitis at Bombay Hospital since May 8. "He is a known case of tuberculosis and HIV, and had been admitted here even last year with similar health complaints," said Dr Sagar Sankhle, Bombay Hospital spokesperson. The accused had been cooperating with all diagnostic tests and had never showed any violent behaviour until Monday, he added.

The accused used to work in a private firm until he was diagnosed with HIV. He then went into depression and was under treatment at several places before coming to the Marine Lines hospital, said the police.

There was no enmity between the accused and Thakur, who came from Agra and worked as a taxi driver in Mumbai for over 30 years, or planning in the attack, said senior inspector Narendra Singh.

Thakur, a resident of Pratiksha Nagar in Sion, is survived by his wife, three sons and two sisters. He needed regular clearing of lungs for fluid retention and was first admitted to the general ward. His health deteriorated and he was shifted to the ICU. "On April 30, he was brought back to the general ward. We were happy he was recovering and hoping to go home soon," added Pankaj.


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