Six-year-old Indian girl dies of hepatitis in UAE

A six year old Indian girl from Gulf Asian School in Sharjah died early morning on Tuesday due to complications related to hepatitis and sepsis, according to the school principal.

Shiba Fathima Mannan of Grade 2 was a very regular student until two days ago when she fell sick. "She has another sibling in the school in Grade 5 and she was a regular student when suddenly two days ago she stopped coming to school due to illness," said Nasreen



Banu.

The family is from Kannur, Kerala.

"She was already being treated by a doctor nearby but on Tuesday she started vomiting and was taken to the hospital by 11.30am," said Banu.

The parentstook her to a hospital in Dubai where she passed away by 1.30pm due to internal bleeding. Hospital sources have listed the cause of the death as hepatitis and sepsis. She was buried on Wednesday evening.