Five-year-old boy dies as TV falls on him

Coimbatore: A five- year-old boy died after a television set fell on him while trying to switch that on.
According to the Annur police, the television set fell on Kelvin, son of M Jerry-Sona couple of Kunnathuranpalayam, around 6pm on Friday when he attempted to switch that on. A vegetable seller, Jerry was not home when the incident took place.
A police officer said, “The boy sustained minor injuries. When Jerry came home, he took his son to the Annur government hospital, where doctors provided him first aid. When the boy told them that he was having severe stomach pain, they gave him a syrup and send them back home.”
As the boy started to vomit, he was taken to the government hospital again around 10.30pm. This time too, doctors gave him some pills and send them back home.
The officer said the boy was taken to the government hospital for the third time around 9am on Saturday as he started to vomit again. “He was referred to the Coimbatore Medical College and Hospital, where doctors declared brought dead.”
The couple has another son, who is aged seven.
Based on Jerry’s complaint, the Annur police have registered a case under Section 174 of the Criminal Procedure Code (CrPC).