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Indian Medical Doctor Violently Attacked By Patient's Father

Indian Medical Doctor Violently Attacked By Patient’s Father

Indian Police detain a man accused of attacking a Kerala doctor with a machete after blaming him for his nine-year-old daughter’s fatal brain infection.

A medical doctor in the southern Indian state of Kerala was attacked by the father of a nine-year-old girl who died from a rare brain infection, local authorities said on Wednesday. The incident has triggered shock and concern among medical professionals across the region.

Police identified the assailant as Sanoop, who allegedly used a machete to assault Dr. Vipin P.T. at the Thamarassery Taluk Hospital in Kozhikode district. Officers said the attack occurred inside the hospital