Nearly a month after a pregnant woman from Sattur was transfused with his HIV infected blood, the 19-year-old blood donor attempted suicide by consuming rat poison a couple of days ago. He was being treated at the Government Rajaji Hospital in Madurai, where he breathed his last on December 30.

The teenager hailed from a village in the Ramanathapuram district. He donated his blood two years ago, when he was unaware of his condition. The HIV infected blood was transfused to a 23-year-old pregnant woman at Sattur, who has now contracted HIV. The donor, who was recently informed of his HIV status, contacted the hospital officials immediately and reported the same. However, it was proven too late as the transfusion process was already done.

The 19-year-old consumed poison on Wednesday morning, unable to cope with the reality of what had happened. He was admitted in the intensive care unit, where he apparently responded to treatment. Unfortunately, he died after vomiting blood on Sunday morning.

The video of the teenager's autopsy has been ordered to be recorded by Justice B Pugalendi after a petition was filed by the victim's mother who got suspicious of her son's abnormal death, especially since his condition seemed to be stabilizing initially. The court has also ordered the Dean of the Government Rajaji Hospital to perform the autopsy under the supervision of two medical college professors of neighbouring districts.

The HIV infected pregnant woman is currently under Anti-retroviral treatment in an effort to fight the virus from replicating.