Wife Reveals Attacker Sanoop Was Mentally Disturbed, Believed Daughter Was Murdered
Kozhikode: The wife of Sanoop, the accused in the recent doctor attack case, revealed to News 18 that her husband had been in a mentally disturbed state following the death of their daughter. She stated that Sanoop firmly believed their child was murdered, not that she died naturally. According to his wife, Sanoop suffered from sleeplessness after the tragic loss and would often run around their house at night, calling his daughter’s name.
She also expressed Sanoop’s deep resentment over not receiving the post-mortem report and certificate for their daughter. He remains convinced that delayed treatment at Thamarassery was the primary cause of his daughter’s death. The wife further claimed that authorities did not even administer a drip when the child became unconscious. While she does not condone her husband’s actions, she stressed the need for justice for her daughter and demanded a comprehensive investigation into her death.
The incident involved an attack on Dr. P. T. Vipin (35), the Casualty Medical Officer and Assistant Surgeon at Thamarassery Taluk Hospital, who sustained a machete wound to the head. The assault took place on Wednesday at 1:45 PM. Sanoop (40), from Anapparapoyil House, Korangad, Thamarassery, carried out the attack under the misconception that his nine-year-old daughter, who died from amoebic meningoencephalitis, had passed away due to medical negligence.
It was later confirmed that Dr. Vipin was not the physician who treated Sanoop’s daughter. Dr. Vipin was subsequently admitted to Baby Memorial Hospital in Kozhikode, where he underwent surgery for a skull fracture. He received four stitches for a seven-centimeter-deep wound and is currently reported to be in satisfactory condition. Sanoop’s initial intention was to attack the hospital Superintendent, for which he carried a machete concealed in his bag.
The Superintendent was attending a meeting at the time. Dr. Vipin had left the same meeting to review a patient’s lab report and had entered the Superintendent’s office to retrieve it. Sanoop allegedly swung the machete over the heads of individuals conversing with the doctor, with the sharp end penetrating Dr. Vipin. The doctor himself bravely intervened to stop the attacker, while others rushed in to apprehend him. Dr. Vipin, a native of Thalassery, resides in Kozhikode.
Sanoop’s nine-year-old daughter, Anaya, died on August 14 from amoebic meningoencephalitis. She initially sought treatment at Thamarassery Taluk Hospital for a fever and was later transferred to Kozhikode Medical College, where she ultimately passed away. The family had previously raised concerns, alleging that doctors at Luke Hospital had failed to adequately inform them about her critical condition and had abandoned her in her final moments. However, hospital authorities had denied these allegations.