Year Four pupil critical after choking on gummy candy


GEORGE TOWN: A Year Four pupil is in critical condition at the Paediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU) of the Penang Hospital (HPP) after choking on a "gummy" candy he bought outside the school area on Tuesday (Feb 18).

Mohammad Fahmi Hafiz Mohammad Fakhruddin, 10, a pupil at SK Sungai Dua in Butterworth is believed to have bought two gummy candies from a stall before the 2.30pm Quran and Fardhu Ain (KAFA) class yesterday.

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