3 days ago
Virar Woman Dies Hours After Snakebite Inside Her Kitchen
Shaila Gonsalves, who was also called Charlette, was in her kitchen early Tuesday morning.
A venomous snake bit her.
Her family took her to a clinic, and she was later moved to two hospitals for more care.
Doctors gave her emergency treatment, but she died at 1:30 AM on Wednesday.
The article says she was 51 years old.
She worked at Seabird Medical Centre and had a husband and two daughters.
Shaila Gonsalves, also known as Charlette, was bitten by a venomous snake in her kitchen.
The bite occurred at about 5:00 AM Tuesday in Somadi, Agashi.
Her family took her to a local clinic before she was transferred to two hospitals.
She died at 1:30 AM Wednesday, about 20 hours after the bite, despite emergency treatment.
Gonsalves was 51, worked at Seabird Medical Centre in Andheri, and is survived by her husband and two daughters.
- Who
- Shaila Gonsalves, also known as Charlette, a 51-year-old woman.
- What
- She died after being bitten by a venomous snake inside her kitchen.
- Where
- Her home in Somadi, Agashi, in the Virar area.
- When
- The bite happened at about 5:00 AM Tuesday; she died at 1:30 AM Wednesday, around 20 hours later.
- Why
- The article attributes her death to the venomous snakebite.
Key facts
- Name
- Shaila Gonsalves, also known as Charlette
- Age
- 51
- Bite location
- Her kitchen at home in Somadi, Agashi
- Time of bite
- About 5:00 AM Tuesday
- Time of death
- 1:30 AM Wednesday
- Treatment
- Taken to a local clinic, Bolinj Municipal Hospital, and Sanjeevani Hospital in Virar
- Family
- Survived by her husband and two daughters









