In a shocking incident, an infant undergoing treatment at the neo-natal intensive care unit (NICU) at the Government General Hospital (GGH) in Guntur was bitten to death by rats on Wednesday (August 26). The rodents bit the left eye and fingers of the 10-day-old baby boy in the early hours of Wednesday. His face was also scratched. In the morning, the parents were horrified to see the boy bleeding profusely and rushed to the doctor on duty for help, who allegedly did not respond to the emergency resulting in the death of the baby. "My son was not killed by the rats. He was killed by the doctors and staff at GGH," said Chavali Lakshmi, the mother. She alleged that the authorities at GGH did not bother to prevent the entry of rats into the children's ward despite their repeated requests and pleas.
