19-year-old found hanging in Tata Memorial Hospital washroom.
A 19-year-old cancer patient was found dead in a washroom at Tata Memorial Hospital in Parel on Wednesday night. According to the doctors, Kapil Deb Roy, who had blood cancer, was admitted on October 1 was found hanging by a towel in the bathroom.
“The teenager had been admitted on September 7 and he was discharged on September 14. However, he was admitted once again with fever and we were going to discharge him on Thursday,” said SH Jafri, senior public relations officer, Tata Memorial Hospital in Parel.
He further added that the patient went to the washroom around 10pm in his room. The patient’s attendant informed the sister in-charge that Roy was inside the bathroom for more than 15 minutes.
After continuous knocking on the door, the sister informed the security officer, who called the police to break open the door and found the patient hanging by a towel. “He was declared dead and the body was sent for a post-mortem,” informed Jafri.
Sunil Tondwalkar, senior inspector of Bhoiwada police station said no suicide note was found. A case of accidental death has been registered.
According to experts, prolonged illness like cancer or tuberculosis do create a psychological impact on patients. “We have a department of psychiatry and a set of counsellors to counsel patients. This was an unfortunate incident that happened just a night before his discharge. The teenager’s maternal uncle was with him in the hospital,” said Jafry.
On September 18, a 26-year-old man, committed suicide at Sewree’s TB Hospital. The Worli resident, was apparently depressed over his ailment and jumped from the fourth floor of the building in the afternoon.
More: http://www.dnaindia.com/mumbai/1901946/report-cancer-stricken-teen-ends-life-day-before-discharge
A 19-year-old cancer patient was found dead in a washroom at Tata Memorial Hospital in Parel on Wednesday night. According to the doctors, Kapil Deb Roy, who had blood cancer, was admitted on October 1 was found hanging by a towel in the bathroom.“The teenager had been admitted on September 7 and he was discharged on September 14. However, he was admitted once again with fever and we were going to discharge him on Thursday,” said SH Jafri, senior public relations officer, Tata Memorial Hospital in Parel.
He further added that the patient went to the washroom around 10pm in his room. The patient’s attendant informed the sister in-charge that Roy was inside the bathroom for more than 15 minutes.
After continuous knocking on the door, the sister informed the security officer, who called the police to break open the door and found the patient hanging by a towel. “He was declared dead and the body was sent for a post-mortem,” informed Jafri.
Sunil Tondwalkar, senior inspector of Bhoiwada police station said no suicide note was found. A case of accidental death has been registered.
According to experts, prolonged illness like cancer or tuberculosis do create a psychological impact on patients. “We have a department of psychiatry and a set of counsellors to counsel patients. This was an unfortunate incident that happened just a night before his discharge. The teenager’s maternal uncle was with him in the hospital,” said Jafry.
On September 18, a 26-year-old man, committed suicide at Sewree’s TB Hospital. The Worli resident, was apparently depressed over his ailment and jumped from the fourth floor of the building in the afternoon.
More: http://www.dnaindia.com/mumbai/1901946/report-cancer-stricken-teen-ends-life-day-before-discharge
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