Eleven-year-old boy dies from hornet sting in Dungun

A lesser banded hornet (vespa affinis), which is commonly found in tropical and subtropical Asia. - Wikipedia commons

DUNGUN (Bernama): An 11-year-old boy died after he was stung by a hornet in his house in Kampung Minda, Hulu Dungun here on Friday (July 16).

The boy's father, Mohd Nazuki Mat Jusoh, 42, said his second son Rayyan Fitri, 11, was confirmed dead by the medical team at about 2.30 pm when he arrived at the Bukit Besi Health Clinic here for treatment.