Doctor Stabbed 7 Times By Patient's Son In Chennai Hospital
A government doctor was stabbed seven times at a Chennai hospital Wednesday morning by a young man who posed as an employee. The doctor, an oncologist, is also a heart patient and suffered injuries to his upper chest. He is in the ICU but is in stable condition, sources said.
The man who stabbed him has been arrested; the attack took place in the OPD, or outpatient department, of the Kalaignar Centenary Hospital after he suspected the doctor had prescribed incorrect medication to his mother, a cancer patient.
The accused, 26 years old according to some reports, tried to escape after stabbing the doctor but was caught and handed over to the nearby Guindy Police Station.
