Infant boy dies due to accidental poisoning

Sources said the child, while playing inside the house a few days ago, had come in contact with a container which had contained rat poison.

A two-and-a-half year old boy died in Kozhikode district of Kerala on Tuesday after accidentally consuming rat poison.

The boy was rushed to a hospital in Kottakkal and was later brought to MIMS Hospital on Monday. (Representational Photo)

Confirming the death, sources in MIMS Hospital here said the boy, Rasinsha, son of Ansar and Suhaila of Chettipadi in Parappanangadi in Malappuram district, died as a result of consuming poison.

Sources said the child, while playing inside the house a few days ago, had come in contact with a container which had contained rat poison.

The boy was rushed to a hospital in Kottakkal and was later brought to MIMS Hospital on Monday.