School attack girl 'may have died from medical condition'
A schoolgirl in India who died after being allegedly beaten up by her teacher could have been killed by an existing medical condition, it emerged today.
Post-mortem examinations on the body of Shanoo Khan suggest that the condition could have caused the 11-year-old to slip into a coma and die after being forced to stand in the sun for more than two hours.
Shanoo's teacher allegedly banged her head against the table for failing to recite the English alphabet correctly at a state primary school in New Delhi. She later forced the girl to stand in the blazing sun for over two hours causing her to faint.
She was found unconscious and taken to hospital where she died later on Friday.
Police have filed manslaughter charges against the teacher.
A police spokesperson told the Press Association: "We have registered a case of death due to negligence. The teacher involved in the incident will be arrested soon."
She can be jailed for up to two years if convicted.
The incident follows a similar case when a 15-year-old died in March last year after a two-month coma. Rinky Kaushik from New Delhi was allegedly assaulted by her teacher for refusing to attend his tuition classes.
