Man dies outside Mysuru hospital after wife delivers baby, reportedly unable to afford dormitory fee
Mysuru: In a heart-wrenching incident, a 41-year-old man died in his sleep outside Cheluvamba Hospital in Mysuru, where his wife was admitted for delivery. He spent three nights braving the cold as he was reportedly unable to afford shelter in the hospital dormitory. His lifeless body was found in the hospital’s courtyard on Monday morning.
His wife, Ashwathamma, had delivered a healthy baby boy via Caesarean section on Saturday. While she rested in the hospital’s ICU with their newborn, Shivagopalaiah found himself sleeping outdoors, unable to afford the nominal Rs 30 fee for the dormitory facility meant for caregivers and attendants.
Ashwathamma is reportedly unaware of her husband’s death.
Superintendent of Cheluvamba Hospital R. Sudha stated that both the mother and child were doing fine but remained in the ICU. With no other relatives present, Shivagopalaiah was caring for them alone. Although attenders sleep in the dormitory, he likely chose to stay outside the hospital in case of an emergency call.
A fellow attendant, who had befriended Shivagopalaiah during his hospital stay, noted that his struggles were evident from the start, mentioning that he had no money, not even for a meal.
Director of Mysore Medical College and Research Institute (MMC&RI) KR Dakshayini said that the cause of death would be known only after the post-mortem report is submitted.
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Bondi Beach shooting suspect conducted firearms training with his father, Australian police say
Melbourne (AP): A man accused of killing 15 people at Sydney's Bondi Beach conducted firearms training in an area of New South Wales state outside of Sydney with his father, Australian police documents released on Monday allege.
The men recorded a video about their justification for the meticulously planned attack, according to a police statement of facts that was made public following Naveed Akram's video court appearance Monday from a Sydney hospital where he has been treated for an abdominal injury.
Officers wounded Akram at the scene of the Dec. 14 shooting and killed his father, 50-year-old Sajid Akram.
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The New South Wales state government confirmed Naveed Akram was transferred on Monday from a hospital to a prison. Neither facility was identified by authorities.
The statement alleges the 24-year-old and his father began their attack by throwing four improvised explosive devices toward a crowd celebrating an annual Jewish event at Bondi Beach, but the devices failed to explode.
Police described the devices as three aluminium pipe bombs and a tennis ball bomb containing an explosive, black powder and steel ball bearings. None detonated, but police described them as “viable” IEDs.
Authorities have charged Akram with 59 offences, including 15 counts of murder, 40 counts of causing harm with intent to murder in relation to the wounded survivors and one count of committing a terrorist act.
The antisemitic attack at the start of the eight-day Hanukkah celebration was Australia's worst mass shooting since a lone gunman killed 35 people in Tasmania state in 1996.
The New South Wales government introduced draft laws to Parliament on Monday that Premier Chris Minns said would become the toughest in Australia.
The new restrictions would include making Australian citizenship a condition of qualifying for a firearms license. That would have excluded Sajid Akram, who was an Indian citizen with a permanent resident visa.
Sajid Akram also legally owned six rifles and shotguns. A new legal limit for recreational shooters would be a maximum of four guns.
Police said a video found on Naveed Akram's phone shows him with his father "reciting their political and religious views and appear to summarise their justification for the Bondi terrorist attack.”
The men are seen in the video “condemning the acts of Zionists” while they also “adhere to a religiously motivated ideology linked to the Islamic State,” police said.
Video shot in October shows them “firing shotguns and moving in a tactical manner” on grassland surrounded by trees, police said.
“There is evidence that the Accused and his father meticulously planned this terrorist attack for many months,” police allege.
