Woman died due to denial of proper treatment by husband: Kin

KOZHIKODE: Valayam police, which has registered a case of unnatural death into the death of Kuningad native Noorjahan, 43, following allegations by relatives that her husband had not provided her timely treatment and also made her undergo superstitious treatments, is awaiting the report of the postmortem before proceeding ahead with the case.
Noorjahan’s relatives had complained that she had been suffering from skin ailments for around a year, but instead of seeking proper medical treatment, she was subjected to superstitious treatments.
They said that six months ago, they had shifted her to a hospital in Kozhikode and though her ailment had subsided after medical treatment, she was not provided further follow up treatment.
It was also alleged that she was taken to a centre in Aluva run by a religious group on Monday and died on Tuesday.
After Noorjahan’s relatives approached the police with a complaint, Valayam police had intercepted the ambulance bringing the body from Aluva on Tuesday and shifted the body to the mortuary of Vadakara government hospital. tnn