Girl Still Critical, To Undergo Another Surgery For Head Injury

“Her rectum and intestines were injured severely by some kind of impalement,” says a senior doctor

NEW DELHI: The 12-year-old girl, who was sexually assaulted and has suffered severe head injuries, will need another surgery and her condition continues to remain critical, sources at All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), where she is undergoing treatment, said on Friday, adding that her platelet count is low and she is admitted to the neurosurgery ICU of the hospital.

“She is in the neurosurgery ICU currently and has to be operated, but then her platelet count is very low. Her condition is being closely monitored. She has a severe head injury,” the sources said.

On Tuesday, the girl was sexually assaulted at her Outer Delhi home by 33-year-old Krishan, who also hit her on the face and head with a sewing machine and attacked her with a sharp object.