Daijiworld Media Network - Udupi (SP)

Udupi, Jul 27: A nurse, who was a native of Kuthyaru near Shirva here, who was working in a hospital run by the health department of Saudi Arabia has met with death under mysterious circumstances.

The nurse whose death has evoked doubts happens to be Hazel Jyotsna Mathias (28), wife of Ashwin Mathias, resident of Daddu in Baggathota road, Kuthyaru. She was the daughter of Robert Quadros and Helen Quadros couple from Agar Dande in Kuthyaru.

Hazel was working in Al Miqua General Hospital run by the health ministry of Saudi Arabia since the last about six years. She had spoken to her husband over phone on July 19. Two days after that, a co-worker of Hazel informed the family about her death. But Ashwin does not know even now where and how the death of his wife happened. The reason of her death seems to have been kept under wraps, and the family has not been told about it so far. 

Hazel's marriage had taken place four years back, and her husband too was working in Dubai in the past. After he came back, the family had built a new house at Kuthyaru. Hazel had come home during the house warming ceremony and again during the Ramzan holidays.

The family has contacted MLC, Ivan D'Souza, and Udupi MLA, Raghupati Bhat, seeking their help in getting details of this case. Both of them have contacted minister for external affairs, Sushma Swaraj, who has in turn promised to get in touch with the Saudi Arabian government and convey information.

Zilla panchayat member, Wilson Rodrigues, has drawn the attention of the district deputy commissioner, Priyanka Mary Francis, towards this unfortunate incident and predicament faced by the family. She too has collected details from the family and assured to put in efforts to get proper information.