Toddler dies of injuries after falling into open elevator shaft
“She died because of serious brain injuries suffered from the fall. The impact of the fall had caused internal bleeding of the brain. Furthermore her skull was fractured in multiple areas causing some of the fractured bones to go into the brain,” said Dr Abdulla Niyaz, chief medical officer at ADK.
11 Oct 2015, 9:00 AM
An eight-month-old toddler who fell down an open elevator shaft with her grandmother from the sixth floor of a residence in Malé yesterday died at the ADK hospital this morning.
“She died because of serious brain injuries suffered from the fall. The impact of the fall had caused internal bleeding of the brain. Furthermore her skull was fractured in multiple areas causing some of the fractured bones to go into the brain,” said Dr Abdulla Niyaz, chief medical officer at ADK.
Her 57-year-old grandmother is recovering from injuries. The pair fell into an empty elevator shaft in Fennaage in the Henveiru ward of the capital.
The opening of the elevator shaft was previously secured with a three-feet concrete wall. The owners told The Maldives Independent that the wall was removed to install the elevator just two days before the fall. But residents said the wall was removed more than a week ago.
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