A crying mother holds the body of her 6-month-old son, who died after receiving an intravenous transfusion in a hospital in Panyu, Guangdong province, on Monday.

Police in Panyu of Guangdong province detained 14 people who allegedly vandalized a hospital after a boy baby died there, local public security authorities said yesterday.

About 100 family members and friends of the infant's parents, both migrant workers from neighboring Fujian province, destroyed medical facilities in Shiqiao Hospital in Panyu district after 6-month-old Huang Yuxiang died during treatment.

Police in Panyu had to seal off the seventh floor of the hospital, where windows were destroyed, to prevent further disturbance.

"Doctors did not take prompt measures to save the baby, who was on an intravenous transfusion after catching a cold," said Huang's aunt.

Huang's parents and family members asked for "a fair explanation" from the hospital, but they were shown a fake medical report, she said.

"Doctors say it was an unusual death. It was hard for us to control our anger at the time," she said.

The hospital said the infant's parents refused to sign the consent form when Huang was in a critical condition. The hospital, however, still did its bit to rescue the boy, it said.

Further investigation is under way, police said.