First the poor baby Falak and now Afreen..
Three-month-old baby Afreen, allegedly battered
and abused by her father for being born a girl, died at
a hospital here on Wednesday after suffering a
cardiac arrest. Afreen had convulsions at 10.00 a.m. and later
suffered a cardiac arrest, Dr. Somegowda, Resident
Medical Superintendent of Vani Vilas Hospital, where
the child was admitted two days ago said. The baby was in a semi-comatose state after her
condition deteriorated on Wednesday following two
convulsions on Tuesday evening. Afreen, who was on life support system, had hurried
respiration of 30-40 per minute against the normal
20-25 and also Pathycardia (increased heart rate), Dr.
Gowda said. Speaking to reporters, hospital authorities said Afreen
was getting convulsions and bleeding which aggravated
the cardiac arrest, leading to the baby's death at
11.10 a.m. Vani Vilas hospital had sought help from the National
Institute of Mental Health and Neuro Sciences
(NIMHANS) for Afreen's treatment. Her father Umar Farooq, who allegedly tortured the
baby because he wanted a boy, is in judicial custody till
April 21. He was arrested on April 8 on a complaint by Afreen's
mother Reshma, who allegedly witnessed the abuse and
wants the hardest punishment for him. Afreen was admitted to the paediatric intensive care
in the hospital on Sunday. She had cigarette burns on
her head and a dislocated neck. Police had said Farooq has confessed to having tried to
kill his daughter as he did not want a girl baby..
RIP poor Falak and Afreen who have left this world in search of a place..