‘Hospital’s failures led to woman’s death after she became trapped in window’

‘Hospital’s failures led to woman’s death after she became trapped in window’

Family Handout Jessica Powell died after staff did not adequately supervise and secure her therapy room An inquest has found a woman, who died while trying to abscond from a psychiatric ward, did not intend to take her own life. Jessica Powell, from Yeovil, Somerset, became trapped in a therapy room window in an apparent … Read more

Indian woman’s family performs last rites at Malaysia sinkhole she fell into

Indian woman’s family performs last rites at Malaysia sinkhole she fell into

Family members of the 48-year-old Indian woman visited the 26-feet-deep sinkhole in Jalan Masjid India in Malaysia’s Kuala Lumpur where she fell and disappeared. The woman’s husband, son and sister performed her final rites at the site before returning to India, The Straits times reported. Vijaya Lakshmi Gali from Andhra Pradesh, visiting Malaysia on holiday, … Read more

Woman’s hands can triple in size amid rare swelling attacks

Woman’s hands can triple in size amid rare swelling attacks

Chloe Davies Chloe Davies has hereditary angioedema, which can be life-threatening A woman whose body does not recognise when to stop swelling says a drug trial has been “life-changing”. Chloe Davies, 32, who lives in Bristol, has hereditary angioedema (HAE), which causes “spontaneous swelling attacks”. “If my hand swelled up it would just keep going … Read more

PM Modi has ended ‘rule of law’: Rahul Gandhi slams BJP on Dalit woman’s death in M.P.

PM Modi has ended ‘rule of law’: Rahul Gandhi slams BJP on Dalit woman’s death in M.P.

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi. | Photo Credit: PTI Hitting out at the BJP over the death of a slain Dalit youth’s sister in Madhya Pradesh’s Sagar, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday alleged that Prime Minister Narendra Modi has ended the rule of law and asserted that “we will create a system where even the … Read more

Man in Bihar kills two after woman’s family denies permission to marry

Man in Bihar kills two after woman’s family denies permission to marry

Two persons from a family of six, on their way home from a Chhath puja celebration, died on Monday morning after a man fired at them in Bihar’s Lakhisarai district. According to the police, the firing took place because he had been “refused permission” to marry a woman from the family. Four other family members … Read more