Toddler dies after snakebite in bedroom of house

 

The toddler was rushed to the Rembau Hospital at 9pm but died four hours later. (Pixabay pic)

SEREMBAN: A 17-month-old boy died after he was believed to have been bitten by a snake in the master bedroom of a house in Kampung Seberang Batu Hampar, Rembau, yesterday.

Rembau district police chief Hazri Mohamad said the victim, Muhammad Danial Iqwan Muhammad, was playing with his three-year-old brother in the room and was accompanied by their mother when the incident happened at about 9pm.

“The victim’s mother heard her son screaming and saw a snake escaping into a hole in the room.

“The mother immediately examined her son and found bite marks on the victim’s left palm,” he said in a statement today.

Hazri said Muhammad Danial Iqwan was rushed to the Rembau Hospital for treatment immediately but the victim later died at 1am today. - FMT