Condition of Raptadu School Attacker Deteriorates After Developing Blood Clots
Doctors have recommended that he be shifted to a hospital with specialised facilities, as Anantapur GGH does not have the required surgical facilities to treat pulmonary embolism. District authorities have approached the court seeking permission to transfer him
ANANTAPUR: The condition of the youth, who suffered bullet injuries when he sought to escape arrest after attacking two students with an electric saw at the Government High School in Raptadu of Anantapur district, has deteriorated with blood clots developing in his body.
The accused had been admitted to the Government General Hospital (GGH), Anantapur, for treatment after he had been shot in the right leg. His wounds developed gangrene, following which a part of his leg had to be amputated. With his body now developing blood clots, doctors at Anantapur GGH have recommended that he be shifted to another hospital for advanced treatment.
Sources said there is a threat of possible complications, including pulmonary embolism, developing. The clots could travel to vital organs, such as the heart, brain, and lungs.
Doctors have recommended that he be shifted to a hospital with specialised facilities, as Anantapur GGH does not have the required surgical facilities to treat pulmonary embolism.
District authorities have approached the court seeking permission to transfer him. The accused may be shifted to Sri Venkateswara Institute of Medical Sciences in Tirupati or the Government General Hospital in Kurnool or Vijayawada.
Anantapur GGH authorities are currently treating the accused in a special room for security reasons.
In the interim, YSRC has provided financial assistance of ₹3 lakh to one of the two girls who suffered injuries while trying to resist the attacker at the Rapthadu High School. Rapthadu party in-charge T. Prakash Reddy handed over the cheque to her at the Anantapur GGH, where she is undergoing treatment.
Prakash Reddy said the party would provide ₹5 lakh in financial assistance to the family of the main victim, who is undergoing treatment at a hospital in Bengaluru.
