Kerala Blast Death Toll Rises to 4, Aged Woman Succumbs to Injuries

Thiruvananthapuram: Total deaths in the blasts targeting a Christian ceremony in Kochi on October 29 rose to four as a 61-year-old woman succumbed to her injuries in a private hospital on Monday morning.

The victim was identified as Moly Joy from Kalamassery. She had suffered over 70 per cent burns in the blast and was on ventilator support.

A 12-year-old girl named Libina from Malayattoor in Ernakulam district had also died of her injuries on October 30. Both these women were among 50 people injured in the multiple blasts at the international convention centre in Kalamassery, near Kochi.

The crowd had gathered for the final day of a three-day-long prayer meeting organised by the followers of Jehovah’s Witnesses.

A man claiming to be an estranged member of Jehovah’s Witnesses surrendered before the police claiming he carried out the multiple blasts. He was arrested by police.