Little New Year Princess who went to hospital for stomach pain dies

She was crowned the Little New Year Princess at this year's New Year Festival held in the Uragaha area. A tragic news has been reported from the Uragasmanhandiya area, where a five-year-old preschool girl, who was hospitalized due to a common stomach ache, suddenly passed away within a short period of three hours.

The little girl who unfortunately passed away is the little daughter named Thanthrigamage Gowri Senulya, who resided in the Kotakilala area of Maha Uragaha, Uragasmanhandiya.

According to the Uragasmanhandiya Police, the girl suddenly developed a stomach ache on the afternoon of the 17th. Accordingly, steps were taken to admit her to Elpitiya Hospital immediately. However, the police have received information that she passed away approximately three hours after being hospitalized.

The exact cause of the girl's death within such a short period has not yet been revealed. A spokesperson for Elpitiya Hospital also confirmed that the exact cause of death cannot be stated definitively and that it can only be accurately confirmed after a formal post-mortem examination.

Due to the prevailing circumstances surrounding the death, Mr. Gamini Dias, the Elpitiya Inquirer into Sudden Deaths, took steps on the afternoon of the 17th to postpone the girl's inquest until the 19th. The Inquirer into Sudden Deaths pointed out that he made this decision with the aim of finding the true cause of death by having a post-mortem examination conducted by a specialist forensic medical officer.

Accordingly, the inquest is scheduled to be held today (19) at Elpitiya Hospital, presided over by Mr. Gamini Dias, the Inquirer into Sudden Deaths. The Uragasmanhandiya Police are conducting further investigations regarding the sudden demise of the little girl.