Kerala blasts: death toll rises to four

The victim Moly Joy of Ganapatiplakkal house in Kalamassery was admitted with around 70% burns

Updated - November 06, 2023 12:19 pm IST

Published - November 06, 2023 09:26 am IST - KOCHI

Jehovah’s Witnesses and others wait outside the Zamra International Convention Center after an explosive device blew up during their prayer session in Kalamassery, in Kochi.

Jehovah’s Witnesses and others wait outside the Zamra International Convention Center after an explosive device blew up during their prayer session in Kalamassery, in Kochi. | Photo Credit: H. Vibhu

The death toll in the multiple blasts at a Jehovah’s Witness religious gathering at Kalamassery here on October 29 rose to four as a 61-year-old woman, a native of Kalamassery, succumbed to her burns around 5 a.m on November 6.

The victim Moly Joy of Ganapatiplakkal house in Kalamassery was admitted at Ernakulam Medical Centre at Palarivattom on October 31, with around 70% burns. She was initially admitted at Rajagiri Hospital near Aluva and shifted to Ernakulam Medical Centre on October 31 after her condition had worsened, according to hospital authorities.

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Her body will be handed over to the family members after postmortem.

Those who succumbed to the burns earlier included 12-year-old Libina of Kalady, Leona Paulose, 55, of Iringol, Perumbavur and Kumari, 52 of Kaliyar, Thodupuzha.

The condition of one of the 11 injured, who are receiving treatment in intensive care units in various hospitals, remained ‘extremely critical’.

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