Kollam: A US citizen, a resident of Amritanandamayi Math here, was admitted to Thiruvananthapuram MCH with injuries suffered allegedly in a fight with the locals on Saturday. The condition of Mario Sapota, 37, who is said to be mentally unbalanced, remains critical, say doctors. Mario Sapota, brought in an ambulance from the Math, was admitted to the intensive care unit in the MCH by around 12.50 a.m. on Saturday. The doctors found injuries on his head and all over his body in the preliminary check-up. He was referred to the intensive care unit and is being treated by doctors from medicine, surgery, neuro-surgery and psychiatry departments.
According to Karunagappally police, the American national was injured in an apparent bout with the local residents behind the Math at Vallikkavu. The police suspect the man was mentally unstable and attacked the public which led to the bout.The police informed collector Dr. S. Karthikeyan who was present at the Math in connection with the President’s visit. Based on his direction, a doctor from Karunagappally taluk hospital gave sedatives to Mario Sapota after which he was taken to the Thiruvananthapuram MCH.
