Child dies after kidney surgery; both kidneys reportedly missing, Ministry faces questions

Daily Mirror reports that a child died following surgery at Lady Ridgeway Hospital for Children in Borella. Its report says post-mortem findings reportedly indicated that both kidneys had been removed during the operation.

Daily Mirror says the findings have prompted questions about the Ministry of Health’s handling of the case. The Sinhala-language Hiru News headline attributes criticism of the ministry’s conduct to doctor Chamal Sanjeewa, while the Tamil-language Hiru News headline also raises questions about the ministry’s actions.

The reports supplied do not provide the date of the surgery or death, the child’s age, the medical circumstances, an account from the hospital or ministry, or details of any next steps.