A child molester has been charged with hammering an 8cm iron nail into a girl’s skull in an effort to quiet her. A seven-year-old was assaulted by an unidentified male who subsequently drove a nail through her mouth, entering her palate and brain, as reported by her mother to medics in India.
The girl, hailing from a village in the northern state of Uttar Pradesh, is anticipated to achieve a complete recovery and was released from King George’s Medical University (KGMU) in Lucknow on Monday.
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Dr Samir Misra, a surgeon at KGMU, told The Telegraph that the nail had entered through the girl’s lower jaw and neck before reaching her cranial cavity, narrowly missing major arteries.
“This was an extraordinarily complex case where the child’s life was in serious jeopardy,” said Dr Misra. “It took us four hours to remove the nail that was touching the brain and it was dangerously close to vital blood vessels.
“Our team worked meticulously to avoid any damage to the brain and sensitive nerves between the mouth and the brain,” the doctor added.
In the early hours of May 16, the patient was referred to KGMU, where a specialist team conducted examinations including CT scans. Clinical evaluation and imaging revealed the nail’s path through several high-risk anatomical zones.
Dr Misra described the child’s condition on arrival as precarious. “Her blood pressure was dangerously low. She was in shock, possibly septic or neurological, and required immediate resuscitation.”
The team transfused blood to treat her anaemia, which they suspect may have been pre-existing as a result of malnutrition.
After surgery, the girl initially did not respond as expected, and doctors were concerned about the risk of infection and meningitis given the high possibility that the iron nail was probably contaminated.
But after intensive antibiotic care and close monitoring, the child stabilised and recovered without developing serious infections or neurological complications.
The surgical team posed for a photo after successfully removing the nail in a complicated and long surgery Credit: Newslions/SWNS
“She is now walking, talking and doing remarkably well,” Dr Misra said. “There is some mild weakness, possibly due to her long hospital stay, but we expect a full recovery.”
Following the surgery, the girl was placed in a paediatric intensive care and kept under close observation for 10 days.
On May 29, she was fully conscious and responding well.
“She has shown remarkable resilience,” Dr Misra said. “There are no neurological defects and we believe she will go on to live a normal life.”
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