More than a month after an 18-year-old mother of two died of injuries she sustained during a botched abortion, the Medical Council has launched an investigation into the matter.
Karen Badal, of Lot 2 North Vigilance, East Coast Demerara, was four months pregnant when she died as a result of a perforated uterus and acute peritonitis. This was the finding of Pathologist Dr. Vivikanand Bridgemohan, who performed the post mortem examination