Police brought a man to a Kerala hospital at night to treat a wound on his leg. He picked up a pair of surgical scissors and attacked the 22 year old doctor treating him. Her name was Dr Vandana Das, from Kaduthuruthy in Kottayam, Kerala. She was the only child of her parents. She was in the final stage of her MBBS, doing her house surgeon posting at Kottarakkara taluk hospital. In the early hours of 10 May 2023, police brought in G Sandeep, a 42 year old school teacher. He had caused trouble at home and had injuries on his leg. Inside the hospital, he first attacked the police officers who had brought him. Then he turned to Vandana. He stabbed her again and again in the head, neck and back with the scissors. Hospital staff were locked inside a room. A sub inspector and a home guard who tried to stop him were also injured. The ambulance driver and security staff finally held him down. Vandana was rushed to a hospital in Thiruvananthapuram. She died of her injuries. Doctors across Kerala went on strike. The Kerala government decided to amend the law protecting health workers. The Kerala High Court said her death was the result of a systemic failure that cannot be brushed aside as an isolated incident.