A TEENAGE boy was hospitalised after allegedly eating poisoned biscuits that he found outside a farm in Chukai, Bernama reports.

Kemaman district police chief Hanyan Ramlan the 13-year-old boy passed the farm on his way from home in Kampung Air Putih to the river to catch fish.

He said the boy saw the biscuits on a fence and ate them, after which he collapsed.

“The boy was found unconscious on the ground by his friend’s father,” said Hanyan.

“He was taken to a nearby health clinic before being rushed to Kemaman Hospital for emergency treatment,” he said.

Hanyan added the teenager was in stable condition.

The case is being investigated under Section 31(1) of the Child Act 2001 for abandoning, neglecting or exposing a child to danger.

Recently in Kulim, brothers Muhammad Luth Syauqi, two, and Muhammad Akil Syauqi Nur Sufyan, three, died after consuming crackers believed to be laced with rat poison.

The snacks, which were hung on a garden fence, were said to be intended for monkeys. – July 15, 2024.