Ryan school murder case: 18x2 cm cut from neck to ear killed 7-year-old Pradyuman, reveals postmortem

According to the postmortem report, Pradyuman sustained an 18 cm long wound a little over his neck which cut through his ears, damaging the wind pipe.

 

Puneet Kumar Sharma  | Edited by Kritika Banerjee
New Delhi, September 16, 2017 | UPDATED 12:18 IST
Seven-year-old Pradyuman Thakur was found murdered at Ryan International School on September 8.Seven-year-old Pradyuman Thakur was found murdered at Ryan International School on September 8.

The postmortem report of seven-year-old Pradyuman Thakur that given the nature of injuries inflicted on his body, he could not have survived for more than 2-3 minutes.

Pradyuman Thakur was found murdered with his throat slit inside the washroom of Ryan International School in Gurgaon.

According to the postmortem report, Pradyuman sustained an 18 cm long wound a little over his neck which cut through his ears up to the "superficial scalp tissue behind ear".

The wound was 2 cm deep said the postmortem report of Pradyuman. The report also said that Pradyuman's veins near the throat region and food pipe were found slashed. His trachea (wind pipe) too was damaged.

As per the report, Pradyuman's survival was not possible for more than 2-3 minutes after sustaining injuries of this nature.

In another development, the Ryan International School is likely to reopen this Monday, September 18. The school's functioning has been taken over by the Gurgaon administration for the next three months.   

Gurgaon deputy commissioner Vinay Pratap Singh said, "From Monday, the school is likely to reopen and we will take over the management. Many safety guidelines were not followed."

"We don't want loss of academic session of students. After three months, we will see what happens. The school has been shut for over a week," said Gurgaon deputy commissioner.