DUNGUN – A Year 5 pupil of SK Minda Talong died after he was stung by a wasp at his family home in Kg Minda, Hulu Dungun, here, today.
The boy’s father, Mohd Nazuki Mat Jusoh, 42, said his second son, Rayyan Fitri, 11, was confirmed dead by the medical team about 2.30pm when he arrived at the Bukit Besi Health Clinic here for treatment.
He said his son was playing with a mobile phone with his 13-year-old sister before he was stung by a wasp on his right hand.
“I had just returned from Friday prayers; suddenly, I saw Rayyan Fitri was crying while walking weakly to the toilet and he almost collapsed but I was able to catch him,” he said yesterday.
He said he was told by his daughter that after Rayyan Fitri was stung by a wasp, he complained of a headache and feeling hot before she told him to take a bath to cool down.
Nazuki said after seeing Rayyan Fitri’s condition, he rushed him to the Bukit Besi Health Clinic.
He said last year, his youngest child, 7, was also stung by three wasps at the house but they managed to rush him to a clinic in time.
Dungun district police chief Baharudin Abdullah confirmed the incident.
He said the victim’s body was sent to Dungun Hospital for a post-mortem. – Bernama, July 17, 2021
