Kerala blasts: death toll rises to four

Death toll in Kalamassery blasts rises to 4; 61yo woman succumbs to burns. Victim Moly Joy of Ganapatiplakkal house in Kalamassery had 70% burns.

The death toll in the multiple blasts at a Jehovah’s Witness religious gathering at Kalamassery here on October 29 rose to four as a 61-year-old woman, a native of Kalamassery, succumbed to her burns around 5 a.m on November 6.

The victim Moly Joy of Ganapatiplakkal house in Kalamassery was admitted at Ernakulam Medical Centre at Palarivattom on October 31, with around 70% burns. She was initially admitted at Rajagiri Hospital near Aluva and shifted to Ernakulam Medical Centre on October 31 after her condition had worsened, according to hospital authorities.

Her body will be handed over to the family members after postmortem.

Those who succumbed to the burns earlier included 12-year-old Libina of Kalady, Leona Paulose, 55, of Iringol, Perumbavur and Kumari, 52 of Kaliyar, Thodupuzha.

The condition of one of the 11 injured, who are receiving treatment in intensive care units in various hospitals, remained ‘extremely critical’.