Hospital staff held for allegedly sexually assaulting patient at Thrissur Medical College Hospital
Thrissur: An electrician working in a hospital has been arrested for allegedly sexually abusing a woman, who was admitted to Thrissur Government Medical College Hospital following a failed suicide bid, police said on Monday.
An electrician employed at Kodungallur Taluk hospital here, was arrested on the basis of the patient’s complaint.
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According to the police, the woman, who attempted suicide, was immediately taken to the taluk hospital in Kodungallur. She was later referred to the Government Medical College hospital here.
The accused accompanied the woman in the ambulance to the medical college and allegedly abused her when she was admitted to a room in the hospital on Friday, they said.
The matter came to light after the survivor informed the staff and police about the incident.
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