Chennai, March 6: A week after falling off a two-wheeler driven by her son while trying to escape chasing stray dogs in Chromepet, a 55-year-old woman died of her injuries at a Chennai hospital on Wednesday. The victim has been identified as Thenmozhi, a resident of Radha Nagar. The woman was being treated at the hospital for head injuries.┬а
According to a report in TOI, the victim was working in a library and was on the two-wheeler with her son. While they were crossing the Gandhi Nagar area on the night of┬аFebruary 24, a group of stray dogs started chasing the bike. In his attempt to flee, ThenmozhiтАЩs son lost control of the bike and the woman fell to the ground and sustained severe head injuries.┬аHyderabad Horror: Small Boy Mauled To Death by Stray Dogs, Disturbing Video of Attack Surfaces.
She was rushed to SRMC (Sri Ramachandra Institute of Higher Education and Research) hospital in Porur where she died on Saturday.┬аChhattisgarh: Upset Over Pet DogтАЩs Death, Woman Kills Self in Korba District.
The Chromepet Traffic Investigation Wing registered a case on Wednesday (March 1) after her death. The police said they had registered a case of accident due to self-fall initially, and included the issue of stray dog in the report.
Social activist V Santhanam alleged that the number of stray dogs has increased manifold in two years. тАЬThere is no adequate infrastructure in the corporation to control the menace. There is only one dog-catching vehicle available for five zones and no manpower as well,тАЭ he said.
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