GEORGE TOWN – Two-year-old Muhammad Luth Syauqi Nur Sufyan, another victim of the poisoned snacks incident, died today while undergoing treatment at Penang Hospital’s paediatric intensive care unit, two days after his older brother’s passing.
The boy’s mother, Nurain Hasnorizal, 25, when contacted, said Luth Syauqi breathed his last at 1.24pm.
Both siblings had been receiving treatment at the hospital since last Sunday after consuming snacks believed to be laced with rat poison in Kg Padang Ubi, Labu Besar, Kulim in Kedah.
However, Muhammad Akil Syauqi, aged 3, died at 8.40am on Wednesday after 78 hours of fighting for his life.
Nurain said the autopsy for her youngest son would be conducted today before the body is to be taken back to their hometown and laid to rest near his brother’s grave.
Despite her deep sorrow and pain from losing another child, Nurain said she accepted Luth Syauqi’s passing as fate.
“I accept this as fate. Let him be with his brother rather than suffering here… all his pain is gone now,” she said, sobbing uncontrollably.
Media previously reported that the two children fell critically ill after consuming the snacks, believed to have been placed on a fence by an orchard owner to trap monkeys.
Their mother found out about the incident at 11am on the same day when her children started vomiting and foaming at the mouth. – July 12, 2024