Man chokes to death on dodol


MALACCA: An elderly man died after choking on local delicacy dodol at his house in Taman Merbok, Bukit Baru here last Friday.

K. Sanmugam, 67, experienced breathing difficulties after a piece of dodol got stuck in his throat while he and his wife, S. Santhaletchmy, 66, were enjoying the delicacy around 10am.

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