21 days after falling from the roof of his home in Cottage, 63-year-old Radha Toofany succumbed to his injuries in the intensive care unit of the northern hospital on Monday evening, July 25. The 60-year-old, also known as Ashok, lived alone.
It was following a request that police officers from the Piton police station went to the man’s home around 12:45 on Monday, July 4. The victim, who had a wound on his forehead, was lying in front of his house and could not move. When questioned, his neighbor explained that the 60-year-old man fell from the roof of his house while cleaning.
An ambulance from the Emergency Medical Service was called to transport the injured man to the northern hospital. After first aid was administered, he was placed on the ward. On Tuesday, July 19, he was transferred to the medical ward of the intensive care unit. It was around 7:15 pm on Monday evening, July 25, that Radha Toofany breathed his last.
His body was taken to the morgue of the Dr. A.G. Jeetoo Hospital in Port-Louis for an autopsy. The autopsy was performed this Tuesday morning, July 26, by Dr. Prem Chamane, Principal Police Medical Officer, who attributed the death to a skull fracture.
