Committee to probe amputation of law student’s hand

The Ministry of Health has appointed a special to committee to look into an incident where doctors had reportedly amputated the hand of a Law Faculty student who had sustained injuries after falling down a flight of stairs.

The law student in question was admitted to the Matara Hospital with fracture injuries, following the accident at her home, and later transferred to the Colombo National Hospital, where her hand was amputated.

Health Minister Maithripala Sirisena has instructed the Secretary to the Health Ministry, Dr. Nihal Jayathilake to conduct an immediate inquiry into the incident.

Therefore the Health Secretary has appointed a special committee comprising Deputy Director General of Medical Services Dr. Ananda Gunasekera and specialist surgeons and also instructed them to submit a report, the Ministry of Health said.