A small child aged two and a half in Anuradhapura District who had tried to imitate combat-scenes in the tele-hero story 'Legend of the Seeker' which is broadcast in Sinhala under the caption True Research over ITN channel had received serious injuries and has been warded in hospital. The child is now in a critical condition. Three small children of the same family had prepared sharp weapons and were playing with them when a sharp spear they had made had sunk deep into the skull of the younger sister and she has suffered serious injury. She is now under the care of the ICU of Anuradhapura Teaching Hospital.
This incident is reported from Thuruvila area belonging to Hidogama police area.
It is understood that since February 4th was a school holiday, this playful girl had been imitating the True Research drama together with her 8 year old and 4 year old brothers. While involved in playing this way, the elder brother aged 8 years had aimed at the roof with a spear made out of a small piece of iron.
The spear had most unexpectedly and suddenly struck the tiles of the roof and had come down in a vertical manner, sinking into the head of the small child, piercing her skull. However, without any knowledge the elder brother had tried to remove the small spear from the sister's skull.
The child's mother and neighbours had promptly taken the victim to the Anuradhapura Teaching Hospital.
The doctors who attended on her said that because the small sharp instrument which had pierced the skull was removed, there had been an internal haemmorage and it is learnt that the child's condition is serious. Though so far she had been undergoing treatment for close upon 6 days at the ICU, it is understood that her condition has still not turned for the better.
A video of a combat-scene in the series of the tele-drama, from BELOW
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