Kerala horror: MCH attendant sacked for sexually assaulting patient
College principal Dr K G Sajithkumar issued the order on Thursday based on an internal inquiry report. The incident of moral depravity, involving the sexual targeting of an incapacitated woman in the hospital had shocked the state's conscience.
Forensic department assistant professor Dr P Priyatha, who conducted the internal probe, stated in her report that there was every reason to believe the survivor's statements.
No reason for her to level a false allegation, says probe report
There was no reason for her to level a false allegation, and the statements of other hospital staff lent credence to the sexual assault charges, the report said.
The incident occurred on March 18, 2023. The attendant was accused of sexually assaulting the 32-year-old woman, who underwent thyroid surgery, by touching her private parts at the post-operative ICU after she was shifted from the recovery room.
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Saseendran was arrested on March 20, and later suspended from service.
The incident triggered another controversy later, with five women employees of the govt medical college accused of threatening the woman patient to retract her statement. These employees were temporarily suspended from service.
In his report on the incident, the director of medical education called for strengthening the security mechanism at the hospital and installing a CCTV system covering all wards to prevent a repeat of such incidents. It also stated that male attendants should not be entrusted with the task of shifting women patients from the recovery room.
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