Fears girl was killed and organs sold on black market
Parents of an 8-year-old girl want an investigation after she died in a clinic in India and had her organs removed without them knowing.
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Doctors: "We did take organs for tests"
Doctors who treated an eight-year-old girl for dehydration in a clinic in India have released a statement after her family raised concerns about her organs being removed.
The parents of Gurkiren Kaur say she was given an injection but medics refused to tell them what it was for. She died shortly afterwards.
Her family only realised her organs had been removed when her body was returned to the UK.
It has raised questions over the practise of organs being harvested for black market transplants but doctors have defended the decision, saying the organs were removed for tests to determine the cause of death.
Doctors admit taking girl's organs
Doctors at a hospital in India have admitted removing the organs of a eight-year-old girl from Birmingham who died in hospital there while being treated for dehydration.
Gurkiren Kaur Loyal died on April 2nd and days later her body was sent for a post-mortem examination in India where Doctors say they found she had an underlying heart condition. They confirmed she had been operated on in the UK previously.
Gukiren's heart, lungs, and brain were sent for examination along with her stomach, small intestine, liver, spleen and kidneys. Doctors in India say they are waiting for the results before they can confirm the cause of death.
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Fears schoolgirl's organs harvested for black market, full report
Parents of an eight-year-old girl want an investigation after she died in a clinic in India and had her organs removed without them knowing.
Gurkiren Kaur was being treated for dehydration. Staff gave her an injection but refused to tell the family what it was for. She died shortly after.
Her family only realised her organs had been removed when her body was returned to the UK. It has raised questions over the practise of organs being harvested for black market transplants. Mark Gough reports.
'Their daughter died in deeply suspicious circumstances'
There are concerns that an 8-year-old girl from Birmingham who died in India, had her organs taken for sinister purposes such as being harvested for the illegal trade in black market transplants.
Shabana Mahmood MP for Birmingham, Ladywood has raised the issue with the Foreign Secretary.
The moment 'mystery injection' was given to daughter
Parents of an eight-year-old girl want an investigation after she died in a clinic in India and had her organs removed without them knowing.
Gurkiren Kaur was being treated for dehydration, staff gave her an injection but refused to tell the family what it was for, she died shortly after.
Fears girl was killed and organs sold on black market
Parents of an 8-year-old girl want an investigation after she died in a clinic in India and had her organs removed without them knowing.
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Birmingham girl murdered for her organs in India by medical staff claim parents
The parents of a Birmingham schoolgirl who died while on a trip to India, say she was murdered by health workers in a failed attempt to harvest her organs.
Gurkiren Kaur Loyal's family said she was being treated for dehydration when staff gave her a mystery injection which killed her on April 2.
Her parents claim she was subjected to a "medieval" post-mortem examination, where all her organs were removed. They believe it was a bid to hide the truth of her death.
Gurkiren's family said they only found out her organs were removed when she was flown back to Birmingham. They say police in India and medical professionals did little to investigate her death.
Vigil held in Birmingham for rape victim
A candle-lit vigil is being held in the Midlands this evening in memory of the woman who died after being attacked by a gang on a bus in India. She needed three operations because of the extent of the injuries to her brain and internal organs.
The crime has sparked outrage across the World and there are reports that a national strike will take place in India tomorrow.
It is a coming-together of a number of groups who want to express their grief and anger over what happened. It comes as five suspects are charged with murder, rape and kidnap, if found guilty they could face the death penalty; a sixth suspect will be tried as a juvenile.
There have been widespread protests in India following the death of the woman who was 23 and a medical student. Others have lit candles in her memory. She was attacked and raped on a bus in Delhi. It's been described as a harrowing and brutal assault.
She was transferred, with extensive internal injuries, to hospital in Singapore where she died.
It also sparked a global outcry and the UN Secretary-General, Ban Ki-moon, has asked the Indian government to implement reforms and bring the perpetrators to justice.
Birmingham vigil in memory of gang rape victim
A candle-lit vigil is being held in Birmingham in memory of a woman who died after being gang raped in India. The 23-year-old student was attacked by 6 men on a bus in Delhi. Her death has prompted international protests.
Reena Combo from Wolverhampton is the organiser of tonight's event in Birmingham's Victoria Square.
Midlands doctor visits India to treat thousands
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