Tragedy hits family thrice in Guntur district

Guntur: Tragedy struck a family thrice in Vinukonda of Guntur district on Saturday, when a woman died due to the alleged negligence of doctors during childbirth, and her father died on hearing of his daughter’s death. Soon after, the newborn baby girl too died.

V. Nagalakshmi, 19, started to bleed profusely following the birth of her daughter.

On her way to a hospital, she died. Her last rites were performed on July 18.

During her funeral, her father Ch. Chinakondaiah collapsed with pain in the chest and he died due to cardiac arrest on Friday.

On Saturday, the health condition of the newborn deteriorated and when she was taken to a hospital, she was declared brought dead.