Boy Has Brain Damage, 150 Injuries
On August - 7 - 2013
Boy, 5, suffers brain damage and 150 injuries after brutal attack by father and step-mother
It is the country’s most literate state. It’s known for healthcare development with basic health indicators matching those of many developed countries. Tourism brings in foreign currency to the state and contributes to its economy. But children are not safe in Kerala. The flip side of the God’s own country’s growth story was exposed when a five-year-old child was admitted to a hospital after he was brutally attacked by his father and step-mother. S. Shafeeq suffered serious injuries inflicted by his father and has been on ventilator for over a week at St John’s Hospital in Kerala’s hill district Idukki. READ MORE HERE
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By the time you finish reading this, 15 children will have been abused; In the next five minutes, 30 more; Within the next hour, 360 more; And by tonight, close to 8,000+ children will have suffered from abuse, 5 of which will die. Child abuse has increased 134% since 1980 and is now considered a worldwide epidemic. The high jump in child abuse deaths and the shocking increase in statistics highlights the frightening lack of public knowledge.
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