Archive · 1 Jul 2025
Kerala: One-Year-Old Dies After Parents Refuse Medical Care
A young boy in Kerala died from jaundice because his parents didn't give him medicine.
The parents didn't believe in regular medicine because of their religious beliefs.
The boy also had never gotten any shots to protect him from diseases.
Now, the police are looking into what happened and are checking the boy's body to find out why he died.
The parents thought that getting wet in the rain would cure the boy's illness.
A one-year-old boy in Kerala died of jaundice.
The parents refused modern medical treatment due to religious beliefs.
The child, Esen Erhan, had not received vaccinations.
Police are investigating the death and exhumed the body.
The parents believed rain would cure the jaundice.
- Who
- Esen Erhan and his parents, Nawaz and Heera.
- What
- A one-year-old child died of jaundice due to a lack of medical treatment.
- When
- The child passed away on June 27.
- Where
- In Malappuram, Kerala.
- Why
- The parents refused modern medicine and vaccinations due to their religious beliefs.
Parents' Perspective
Medical Professionals' Perspective
Medical Treatment
Parents' Perspective
Belief in alternative treatments and religious convictions
Medical Professionals' Perspective
Medical professionals advocate for modern medical treatments, including vaccinations, to prevent diseases.
- Victim
- Esen Erhan
- Age
- One year old
- Cause of Death
- Jaundice
- Parents
- Nawaz and Heera
- Location
- Kottakal, Kerala
- Treatment Refusal
- Modern Medicine
- Vaccinations
- None