Boy collapses and dies while having food

KADUTHURUTHY: A nine-year-old boy died after he collapsed while having food. The deceased has been identified as Sreehari, son of Kaduthuruthy native Vinod and Sandhya.

It is learnt that Sreehari had experienced vomiting on Wednesday. Following this, he was taken to the hospital. However, Sreehari collapsed on Thursday while he was having food soon after returning from the hospital. Though he was immediately rushed to the Children's hospital in Kottayam, doctors were unable to save his life. The cause of death is not clear.

The body is currently kept at the Kottayam Medical College. The post mortem will be conducted on Friday after collecting the sample for COVID test. Sreehari was a class 4 student of the De Paul Public School at Kuruvilangad.