Infant dies as pet hen attacks

Hyderabad: Of late, an incident wherein an eight month old infant died when a pet hen attacked the baby has come into the light. This incident happened at Lakshmidevigudem of Munugodu Mandal in Nalgonda district. Jahnavi, the victimized infant, was blessed to Kompelli Saidulu and Geeta, before eight months as their first issue. The family belongs to an agrarian community. So, they are in the habit of taming the chicken in their premises.

On Thursday morning, the victim’s mother was undertaking the daily chores as usual, while the baby was sleeping on the floor. During that time, a pet hen reached the baby and hit strongly on her head of the baby with its beak. Following this incident, the baby started bleeding heavily. The family members who observed the baby bleeding took her to a local doctor and got the first aid done. Later, she was rushed to a private children’s specialty hospital in Nalgonda. As the child went unconscious on Saturday, on the advice of the doctors, the kid was rushed to a better hospital in Hyderabad. While undergoing treatment, on Saturday night the kid died.