A 10-year-old girl from Jhagadia, who was fighting for her life in the Vadodara’s SSG Hospital succumbed to her injuries after an eight-day battle.

The girl was subjected to sexual assault on December 16, and was later admitted to the hospital. According to sources at the SSG Hospital, the girl suffered two cardiac attacks.

At 2 pm, she experienced a cardiac arrest. Doctors responded immediately, and the girl stabilised afterward. However, at 5 pm, she suffered another cardiac arrest.

Doctors immediately began efforts to save the girl, but after an hour of trying, she was declared dead  at 6.15 pm.

The accused in the assault case has been granted an additional seven-day remand for medical tests.

What happened?

A 10-year-old was sexually assaulted by a neighbour, Vijay Paswan of Jharkhand, who later confessed to inserting a foreign object into her. It has also been revealed that he injured her face and stomach. 

The girl underwent two surgeries in the pediatric department of SSG Hospital.

The investigation earlier revealed that the accused had assaulted the minor earlier, too, but the family had not filed a complaint against him.

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