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Roona Begum, the girl with head swollen to 3 times the normal size. (Photo: AFP)

Tripura girl with head swollen to 3 times normal size, dies

Roona Begum’s family said she died Sunday at her home in a village in the remote northeast after complaining of breathlessness.

20 Jun 2017 6:25 PM

Fatima Khatun 25, kisses the head of her eighteen month old daughter, Roona Begum, before she had received any treatment. (Photo: AFP)

Tripura girl with head swollen to 3 times normal size, dies

Suffering from rare condition, young girl passes away before surgery

20 Jun 2017 5:36 PM


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