Boy who choked on gummy candy dies


GEORGE TOWN: The 10-year-old boy, who had been in a critical condition at at the Penang Hospital (HPP) Pediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU) after reportedly choking on a gummy candy, died on Thursday (Feb 20) night.

The news was confirmed by the Year Four pupil’s aunt, Siti Farhani Muhammad Fikri, 33.

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