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| Parents' plea over death of Gurkiren Kaur Loyal | Parents' plea over death of Gurkiren Kaur Loyal |
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| The family of an eight-year-old girl from Birmingham have demanded to know why she died while being treated for mild dehydration on holiday in India. | The family of an eight-year-old girl from Birmingham have demanded to know why she died while being treated for mild dehydration on holiday in India. |
| Gurkiren Kaur Loyal's parents said their daughter died after being given an injection as part of her treatment. | Gurkiren Kaur Loyal's parents said their daughter died after being given an injection as part of her treatment. |
| When her body was returned to England her organs were missing so UK pathologists have been unable to carry out full post-mortem tests. | |
| Birmingham Coroner's Office has requested the return of her organs. | Birmingham Coroner's Office has requested the return of her organs. |
| Gurkiren became ill while visiting the Punjab with her family during the Easter holidays. | Gurkiren became ill while visiting the Punjab with her family during the Easter holidays. |
| Her parents took her to a local GP for treatment, where they said she was given an injection of an unknown substance and fell ill immediately. | Her parents took her to a local GP for treatment, where they said she was given an injection of an unknown substance and fell ill immediately. |
| They said she was taken to hospital, but died by the time she arrived. | They said she was taken to hospital, but died by the time she arrived. |
| Gurkiren's mother Amrit Kaur Loyal said she asked the doctor what was in the syringe as he about to inject her daughter but did not get an answer. | Gurkiren's mother Amrit Kaur Loyal said she asked the doctor what was in the syringe as he about to inject her daughter but did not get an answer. |
| 'She was gone' | 'She was gone' |
| "He just knelt over and inserted a syringe into her canula," she said. | "He just knelt over and inserted a syringe into her canula," she said. |
| "As soon as he did that, in a split second her neck flicked backwards, her left arm went up, she turned all white and greyish, her eyes blinked twice, her mouth opened and she was gone." | "As soon as he did that, in a split second her neck flicked backwards, her left arm went up, she turned all white and greyish, her eyes blinked twice, her mouth opened and she was gone." |
| The family, from Hockley, said they were only given an "undecipherable" piece of paper with details of what the injection contained. | The family, from Hockley, said they were only given an "undecipherable" piece of paper with details of what the injection contained. |
| A spokeswoman for the Birmingham coroner office said there had been "insufficient material" on Gurkiren's body to establish a cause of death. | A spokeswoman for the Birmingham coroner office said there had been "insufficient material" on Gurkiren's body to establish a cause of death. |
| The spokeswoman said officials had written to the Foreign Office to find out what happened in India. | The spokeswoman said officials had written to the Foreign Office to find out what happened in India. |
| She said an inquest had been opened so Gurkiren's body could be released for a funeral and since adjourned. | She said an inquest had been opened so Gurkiren's body could be released for a funeral and since adjourned. |
| The family's local MP Shabana Mahmood said has urged the government to put pressure on the Indian authorities to investigate the death. | |
| In a statement, the Foreign Office said it could confirm the death of a British national on 2 April. | In a statement, the Foreign Office said it could confirm the death of a British national on 2 April. |
| It added: "We provided consular services to the family at that time. The family have not requested any further assistance from us." | It added: "We provided consular services to the family at that time. The family have not requested any further assistance from us." |
| It said that as the case involved a minor, it was unable to comment further. | It said that as the case involved a minor, it was unable to comment further. |
| Kate Edwards, a pathologist based at Birmingham City University, said she would have expected any body to be kept in India until investigations were complete. | |
| She added: "The organs are then returned to the body and then the body is sent to England." | |
| The High Commission of India has not commented on the case. | The High Commission of India has not commented on the case. |