Indian-origin man dies after eight-hour wait at Canada hospital
Edmonton: A 44-year-old Indian-origin man died of a suspected cardiac arrest after waiting for over eight hours without treatment at Grey Nuns Community Hospital in Edmonton, Canada, raising serious concerns about emergency healthcare delays.
The deceased, Prashant Sreekumar, was taken to the hospital on December 22 after he complained of severe chest pain while at work. Despite his condition, he was reportedly made to wait in the emergency room for several hours without being admitted for treatment, NDTV reported.
His father, Kumar Sreekumar, soon reached the hospital. "He told me, 'Papa, I cannot bear the pain,'" NDTV quoted Kumar Sreekumar as saying.
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Doctors conducted an electrocardiogram (ECG) but reportedly told the family that there was nothing alarming. Prashant was then asked to continue waiting. During this time, his blood pressure continued to rise, and he was given only Tylenol for pain relief.
After waiting for more than eight hours, Prashant was finally taken into the treatment area. Moments later, he collapsed after clutching his chest. "After sitting maybe 10 seconds, he looked at me, he got up and put his hand on his chest and just crashed," Kumar Sreekumar said.
Nurses called for help and tried to resuscitate him, but it was too late. Prashant Sreekumar died of an apparent cardiac arrest, leaving behind his wife and three children, ages three, 10 and 14.
Grey Nuns Community Hospital, operated by Covenant Health reportedly said, it could not comment on individual patient care but confirmed that the incident is under review by the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner. The hospital expressed condolences to the family and said patient safety remains its top priority.
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Man shoots woman dead, hangs self in UP’s Baghpat over unrequited love
Baghpat (UP) (PTI): A 20-year-old woman was shot dead by a man who later committed suicide in an apparent case of unrequited love in Uttar Pradesh’s Baghpat on Thursday, police said.
The incident took place in Mahavatpur Bawli village in the Badaut area, where the accused, Satnam, 22, allegedly shot the woman before hanging himself from a tree, they said.
Superintendent of Police, Suraj Kumar Rai, said preliminary findings suggest the incident was linked to unrequited love, adding that all aspects of the case are being probed.
According to police, the deceased woman, Guddan, daughter of Lakhmi Saini, worked as a tailor from her home.
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Satnam, a resident of the same village, had allegedly been in one-sided love with her for a long time and was pressuring her to marry him.
Police said that around 10.30 am, Guddan stepped out of her house to buy some items when Satnam, who was already waiting in a back lane, stopped her.
An argument ensued, following which he allegedly shot her in the head with a country-made pistol.
The woman collapsed on the spot with serious injuries.
The accused then went back to his house and committed suicide by hanging himself from a tree, police said.
Upon receiving information, police rushed to the spot and took the injured woman to a community health centre, where doctors declared her dead.
A forensic team recovered the weapon used in the crime from the scene, they added.
Police have sent both bodies for post-mortem and initiated an investigation, they said.
